Paul Jaboulet-Aîné : Domaine de Roure 2022

Characteristics and tasting advice for the 2022 Domaine de Roure from Paul Jaboulet-Aîné

Tasting

Colour
The colour reveals an intense ruby red hue.

Nose
As it breathes, the nose reveals complex and elegant fragrances of dried rose, graphite, charcoal and raspberry.

Palate
A frank attack precedes a palate whose tannic structure and persistent finish suggest the ageing potential of this cuvée.

Ageing

This wine can be cellared until 2042.

Service

For optimal tasting, it is recommended to serve this wine between 16 and 18°C.

A full-bodied and refined red wine from the Rhône Valley

The property

An emblematic name of the great wines of the northern Rhône Valley, the House of Paul Jaboulet-Aîné was founded in 1834 in Tain L’Hermitage. The renowned oenologist and winemaker Caroline Frey has been running this illustrious house, owned by the Frey family since 2006. The House of Paul Jaboulet Aîné oversees a vineyard of 125 hectares of vines, spread over major appellations such as Saint-Joseph, Crozes-Hermitage, Hermitage, Cornas, Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Côte-Rôtie, Condrieu and Muscat de Beaumes-de-Venise.

The Hermitage and Crozes Hermitage vineyard has been biodynamic since 2017.

The vineyard

The Domaine de Roure from Paul Jaboulet-Aîné is a Crozes-Hermitage wine from a 4.5 hectare terroir. The 40 to 60 year old vines are planted on granitic slopes with a south/south-west exposure. This estate has been owned by the Jaboulet-Aîné house since 1996.

Vinification and ageing

The manually harvested grapes undergo a rigorous selection in the plot. Total destemming. Maceration for 3 weeks accompanied by daily pumping over. Malolactic fermentation. Ageing for 12 months in French oak barrels and demi-muids, 20% of which are new.

Grape variety

100% syrah.