Paul Jaboulet Aîné - Hermitage La Chapelle Blanc - 2010 | French White Wine

This has all the rounded, rich texture and generosity that you would expect from white Hermitage, with mango and pear fruit. The acidity is fairly low as is typical for this style, but the structure is provided by a gentle bitter almond touch on the finish. Would be delicious with guinea fowl with morels or blanquette de veau. Not made every year, the white La Chapelle comes from lieu-dit Maison Blanche at the top of the hill of Hermitage, on stony, silty soils. Fermentation in concrete eggs and oak barrels, (15% new). Aged on the fine lees in the same containers.