Les Carrieres
⏳ Drinking Window
2023 - 2028
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Classic roasted rack of lamb with rosemary, seared duck breast with a blackberry reduction, or a hearty wild mushroom and lentil stew.
✨ Technical Specifications
Hailing from the historic northern Rhône valley, 'Les Carrières' by the legendary house of Paul Jaboulet Aîné is a masterful expression of Crozes-Hermitage. The cuvée draws its name from the ancient stone quarries ('carrières') that dot the local landscape, where the vines dig deep into limestone-rich, stony soils. Founded in 1834 by Antoine Jaboulet, the estate has spent nearly two centuries perfecting the expression of Syrah in these terroirs. This wine is crafted from 100% Syrah, showcasing the grape's signature dark fruit, cracked black pepper, and violet aromas, underpinned by a distinct chalky minerality derived from its unique soil profile. Traditional vinification and careful aging in French oak barrels yield a wine that beautifully balances rustic Northern Rhône power with elegant, terroir-driven finesse.
🍾 About the Producer
Established in 1834 by Antoine Jaboulet on the sun-drenched granite slopes of Tain-l'Hermitage, Maison Paul Jaboulet Aîné stands as one of the Rhône Valley's most storied viticultural estates. Acquired in 2006 by the Frey family, the domain experienced a profound renaissance under the stewardship of master oenologist and viticulturist Caroline Frey, who converted its extensive Northern Rhône holdings to certified organic viticulture alongside rigorous biodynamic regimens. While globally renowned for its legendary Hermitage reds like La Chapelle, the estate crafts equally sublime white wines from premier terroirs spanning Hermitage, Crozes-Hermitage, Condrieu, and the Southern Rhône. Here, Marsanne, Roussanne, Viognier, and Grenache Blanc are harvested at meticulous phenolic maturity from complex alluvial pebbles, loess, and fractured granitic soils. Vinified with gentle gravity flow, temperature-regulated fermentation, and judicious French oak contact on fine lees, Jaboulet whites—exemplified by Chevalier de Stérimberg, Domaine de Thalabert Mule Blanche, and Les Jalets Blanc—deliver exceptional minerality, textural waxiness, and refined age-worthy precision.
🍇 Grapes
Syrah (min 90%)