Paul Jaboulet Aîné - "La Chapelle" Hermitage Rouge 2016

It is difficult to convey in words the majesty, grandeur and nobility of Hermitage La Chapelle by Paul Jaboulet Aîné... This mythical wine is named after a small chapel that is perched along the top of the hill of Hermitage, which, according to (one) legend, is where a French holy knight, Gaspard de Stérimberg, lived upon his return from the Crusades. Hermitage is one of France's oldest vineyards, a continuous 136-hectare steep hillside of granite from which blooms the essence of Syrah. Hermitage La Chapelle is the Holy Grail of Syrah, an iconic wine built to last. To taste this wine is to encounter one of the most hallowed and revered terroirs in the entire world: a pilgrimage every wine lover should experience.