Parallele Rose

⏳ Drinking Window

2021 - 2023

🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings

Grilled chicken, Mediterranean salads, charcuterie

✨ Technical Specifications

Named after the 45th parallel north, which runs just two kilometers from the Jaboulet cellars in Tain-l'Hermitage, the Parallle 45 Ros is a vibrant tribute to the gateway of the sunny South of France. This line of latitude has historically marked the boundary where the Mediterranean climate truly begins, bringing the warmth and wind necessary to cultivate expressive Rhne varietals. Crafted primarily from Grenache, Cinsault, and Syrah, this ros is produced using a combination of direct pressing and short maceration to capture a delicate pale pink hue and bright red-fruit aromatics. It reflects the Jaboulet family's commitment to accessible, terroir-driven wines, offering a fresh, lively, and balanced expression of the Ctes du Rhne appellation.

🍾 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

13-13.5%

⚖️ Sensory Structure

🌿 Aromas & Flavor Descriptors