Jaboulet Parallele 45 Côtes du Rhône Rouge

After sun, drought, and often already high temperatures in spring, the vines begin to bud earlier than usual. The summer, on the other hand, is comparatively cool with some rain showers, which provide the vines with the initially highly welcome water reserves, but which soon force the winemakers to rigorous vineyard hygiene to avoid rot and infections. Houses that work according to integrated viticulture methods like Paul Jaboulet Aîné and refrain from using herbicides ensure maximum ventilation through targeted canopy management and thus the health of the grapes, which can now ripen very nicely in late summer.

At Paul Jaboulet Aîné, the harvest starts at the beginning of September with the white grapes. Then it is a matter of waiting until the red varieties richly reward this patience: with deeply colored grapes, ripe, silky tannin, balance, structure, and finesse. The grapes are completely destemmed in the winery, crushed, and fermented on the skins for about three weeks at controlled temperatures. The wines then mature in the tank and in the bottle before they are released for sale.

The Parallèle 45 Côtes du Rhône Rouge has a very deep red with a beautiful shine.

On the nose, this Côtes du Rhône from Paul Jaboulet convinces with an elegant fruity bouquet of red fruits (berries) and spices. On the palate, it is well-structured with softly rounded tannin and fine berry spice in the finish.