Miracle of a geology that meets its climate.
Miracle of the man who senses that something is happening here and plants the right vine.
And finally, miracle of the enlightened wine lover who, 60 years after bottling, can still marvel at the youthfulness of a wine called La Chapelle, vintage 1961…
“In order to allow the miracle to be revealed to us, it probably required a mystic, Knight Gaspard de Sterimberg, returning from the Albigensians crusades in the 13th century, to sense the potential of this unique hill floating above the plain of Drôme like the Chartres Cathedral above the fields of Beauce.
Filled with honor and weary from battle, he goes to the court of King Louis VIII, and after receiving permission from Blanche de Castille, he settles on the hills of Tain overlooking the Rhône.
Seeking tranquility and serenity, he builds a chapel on the heights of the slope, on the site of a Roman temple dedicated to the famous Hercules. “
He grew vines here. Through hard work and with the help of the terroir, his wines became increasingly popular with pilgrims and travellers. Syrah finds its most natural terroir of expression here. Only here can Syrah allow wines to achieve the longevity that only a very exclusive club of great crus can claim.
Since then, La Chapelle has crossed centuries.
“In order to allow the miracle to be revealed to us, it probably required a mystic, Knight Gaspard de Sterimberg, returning from the Albigensians crusades in the 13th century, to sense the potential of this unique hill floating above the plain of Drôme like the Chartres Cathedral above the fields of Beauce.
Filled with honor and weary from battle, he goes to the court of King Louis VIII, and after receiving permission from Blanche de Castille, he settles on the hills of Tain overlooking the Rhône.
Seeking tranquility and serenity, he builds a chapel on the heights of the slope, on the site of a Roman temple dedicated to the famous Hercules. “
He grew vines here. Through hard work and with the help of the terroir, his wines became increasingly popular with pilgrims and travellers. Syrah finds its most natural terroir of expression here. Only here can Syrah allow wines to achieve the longevity that only a very exclusive club of great crus can claim.
Since then, La Chapelle has crossed centuries.
Since 1919, on these steep and rocky slopes where only human hands can intervene, the Jaboulet Family and then the Frey Family have succeeded each other in cultivating the vineyards of this legendary cuvée La Chapelle Hermitage
