Parallele 45 Rose
⏳ Drinking Window
2021 - 2023
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Grilled chicken, charcuterie, Mediterranean salads
✨ Technical Specifications
Named after the 45th parallel north, which runs just two kilometers from the cellars of Paul Jaboulet Aine, this iconic Cotes du Rhone Rose has been a symbol of the region's vibrant, accessible winemaking tradition since its first vintage in the mid-20th century. Legend has it that the 45th parallel marks the official transition into the sunny south of France, where the Mediterranean influence begins to shape the terroir. Sourced from carefully selected vineyards across the southern Rhone, this rose is crafted primarily from Grenache, Cinsault, and Syrah. The grapes undergo direct pressing and temperature-controlled fermentation in stainless steel vats, preserving the bright, fresh red berry aromas and delicate floral notes that define this classic, dry southern French rose.
🍾 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
Grenache, Cinsault, Syrah
🍷 ABV
12.5-13.5%