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Paul Jaboulet Aîné Côtes du Rhône Parallèle 45 2016
Côtes du Rhône, Rhone Valley, FrancePaul Jaboulet Aîné is one of the Northern Rhone's leading estates, first established in 1834, and now in the ownership of the Frey family; Careoline Frey is the current winemaker. The Parallèle line, their 'entry level' tier, was named because the 45th parallel runs two kilometers from the domaine’s cellars near Tain L’Hermitage. This cuvée began in 1950, and blends organically farmed 40ish year old grenache and syrah vines from family farms, with nearly half coming from declassified Villages fruit. Big, powerful, cedar-framed and rich with blackberry, cassis, potent kirsch, and toasted wood spicing. Tannins are plump but raggedly shorn, and along with the small swell of the heat, call out for equally rustic roasted meats or stews to match.Tasted: 29 March 2020Tasted by: Treve RingPrices:| BC | $23.99 | 750ml | private wine shops |
Blend: Grenache - SyrahCSPC: 332304UPC: 3105714150144
