Jaboulet, Parallele 45 Cotes Du Rhone 750 ML

A classic since 1950, Parallele 45 is celebrated around the globe and is one of France’s most recognizable wines. Parallele 45 is named after the 45th parallel, a famous circle of latitude that marks the midpoint between the equator and the North Pole. It also passes over the cellars of Paul Jaboulet AinE. The Grenache, Syrah, Carignan, and Mourvedre grapes for Parallele 45 are farmed organically. They grow on 40-year-old vines in clayey limestone and alluvial deposits composed of round pebbles. The grapes are destemmed, crushed, and the juice undergoes fermentation. The wine is then aged for 6 months in stainless steel vats and tronconic (truncated cone-shaped) oak vats on fine lees.