Hermitage, La Chapelle 1976 Paul Jaboulet Aîné Levels into the neck, wines come from 2 different importers, heavily bin-soiled labels, vintage neck labels, and capsules, 6 corroded capsules, 6 slightly sunken corks, 6 bottles with signs of seepageDeep, dark molasses. Gloriously rich, 'vegetal' nose. Musky, meaty - mixture of beef and lamb! Exotic cinnamon and coffee too. Toffee taste. Great richness. Great plummy fruit. So soft and melting and yet huge layers of flavour. Forget this vintage of La Chapelle at your peril. Drink now. Serena Sutcliffe, MW8 bts (sc)Estimates are per lot