Hermitage La Chapelle 1961 (Paul Jaboulet)

Paul Jaboulet Ainé's Hermitage La Chapelle 1961 is the most celebrated Rhone Valley wine, outperforming #10 Chateau d'Yquem 1811 by achieving a perfect 100-point Parker score. A case of 12 sold at Christie's in 1997 for $57,600, and individual bottles have since exceeded $6,000. This Syrah-dominant bottle, from a granitic hill above Tain-l'Hermitage, was pivotal in putting the Northern Rhone on the global fine wine map. Its full-bodied, complex profile is 30% more concentrated than the average Rhone wine from that era, as noted by experts.