Jaboulet La Chapelle rouge 1988 Half-Bottle
Jaboulet La Chapelle 1988 is a red wine from the Hermitage appellation in the northern Rhône Valley, produced by Maison Paul Jaboulet Aîné. This cuvée is 100% Syrah. La Chapelle blends grapes from several great terroirs on the western slope of the Hermitage hill, including Les Bessards, Le Méal, Les Greffieux, Les Roucoules, and Varogne. Its name echoes the Saint-Christophe chapel at the top of the slope, acquired by the house in 1919.
La bouteille proposée
- Size
- Half Bottle (37,5cl)
- Packaging
- Loose
- Label Condition
- Perfect
- Fill Level
- Perfect
- Capsule Condition
- Perfect
Identité du vin
- Couleur
- Red
- Pays
- France
- Région
- Rhone
- Appellation
- Hermitage
- Producteur / Domaine
- Domaine Jaboulet
- Cuvée
- La Chapelle
- Millésime
- 1988
Cépage et assemblage
- Grape Variety
- 100% Syrah
Domaine Jaboulet
Paul Jaboulet Aîné is a wine-producing estate founded in 1834 in Tain-l’Hermitage, in the northern Rhône Valley. It cultivates 105 hectares of vineyards stretching from Cornas to Côte-Rôtie and produces wines notably in the Hermitage, Crozes-Hermitage, Saint-Joseph, Cornas, Condrieu and Côte-Rôtie appellations. The winery has been owned by the Frey family since 2006; its vineyards have been certified organic since 2016.
- Owner
- Famille Frey
- Surface (ha)
- 105.00 ha
- Production (average bottles per vintage)
- 90000
Histoire du domaine
The Paul Jaboulet Aîné estate was founded in 1834 in Tain-l’Hermitage by Antoine Jaboulet, born in 1807. It subsequently expanded under the management of his sons, Paul and Henry, and then their descendants. In 1919, the family acquired the Saint-Christophe Chapel, situated at the summit of the Hermitage hill. Louis Jaboulet took over the family business in 1940 and ran it for several decades. The estate created ‘Parallèle 45’, a Côtes-du-Rhône cuvée, in 1950. Gérard Jaboulet took over in 1977 and expanded the estate’s international reach until his death in 1997. The Frey family took over Paul Jaboulet Aîné in 2006, whilst Caroline Frey took charge of the business and began converting the vineyards to organic and biodynamic farming. A new gravity-fed cellar was built in 2010. The vineyards were certified organic in 2016. In 2023, the Domaine de la Chapelle was established to bring together the La Chapelle and Le Chevalier de Stérimberg cuvées. Caroline Frey stepped down from the management of the family estates in July 2025; no sufficiently reliable source has made it possible to identify by name the person currently directly responsible for winemaking at Paul Jaboulet Aîné.
La Chapelle
La Chapelle is an Hermitage cuvée historically associated with Paul Jaboulet Aîné and today produced by Domaine de La Chapelle. The red, crafted from Syrah, blends several great terroirs from the western part of the hill, notably Bessards, Varogne, Méal, and Rocoules. White wines were also historically marketed under the name La Chapelle Blanc, but the estate's white is now identified as Le Chevalier de Sterimberg.
- Origin of the cuvée name
- The name refers to the Saint-Christophe chapel located at the top of the Hermitage hill, acquired by the Jaboulet family in 1919.
- Cuvée creation year
- 1921
- Style of the cuvée
- A powerful and structured red Hermitage built for long aging, yet balanced by a pronounced freshness. Its overall profile combines dark fruits, spices, and mineral or smoky nuances, featuring profound depth and tannins destined to soften with age.
- Position within the range
- Iconic cuvée and prestigious wine at the pinnacle of the producer's Hermitage range.
Histoire de la cuvée
The Jaboulet family acquired the Saint-Christophe chapel in 1919 and released the first documented La Chapelle cuvée two years later. The wine gained international renown, particularly with the 1961 red vintage. In 2023, the Frey family created Domaine de La Chapelle, bringing together La Chapelle and Le Chevalier de Sterimberg.
