Paul Jaboulet Aine, Cote Rotie Jumelles Size:12x750ml Perfumed nose

Perfumed nose

With swirling

(from 55+ year old vines totaling

31 ha holding)

A fleshy and fulsome wine with a great balance of fruit weight and power preceding a long finish

Paul Jaboulet Aine, Cote Rotie Jumelles Size:12x750ml Perfumed noseFull red ruby. Bright, floral aromas of raspberry, black plum, black cherry and leather. Supple but a bit sullen in the mouth, with unforthcoming flavors of black cherry and shoe polish. Seems a bit less thoroughly ripe than the '97 Hermitage Pied de la Cote. Rather awkward today. A sample of the same wine from a very early bottling (June of '98!) showed a comparatively explosive nose of truffle, smoke and black olive; a more elegant palate