Paul Jaboulet Aine, Cote Rotie Jumelles Vintage:1997 aged all in foudre

aged all in foudre

blueberry compote and preserved plums with touches of Chinese five spice

Layers of fruit enshroud the tannins

but with enough ripe acidity to give shape and energy to its flavors of red and darker berries

Paul Jaboulet Aine, Cote Rotie Jumelles Vintage:1997 aged all in foudreFull 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