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2008 Jean Luc Colombo Cornas La Louvee
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2008 Jean Luc Colombo Cornas La Louvee

Producer: Jean Luc Colombo
Style: Red Wine
Grape Type: Syrah/Shiraz
Origin: France
Region: Rhone
Appellation: Cornas

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90 Points | International Wine Cellar , January/February 2011

($84) Vivid purple. Pungent dark fruits and smoky minerals on the nose, with a hint of dried violet adding complexity. Then brighter in the mouth, offering dense, sweet dark berry and bitter chocolate flavors plus a late note of smoky minerality. Rich but energetic, with very good finishing clarity and cut. Anne Colombo says that rot is rarely an issue in La Cote, where these vines are planted.

92 Points | Wine Spectator

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While the grape is currently grown throughout the world, the most elegant Syrahs still come from the Northern Rhone valley, particularly the appellations of Côte Rôtie, Cornas, and Hermitage. Here, steep, terraced vineyards help produce full-bodied, intense, tannic wines loaded with white pepper and red fruit. In the vineyard, Syrah is largely cooperative- vines are productive, but not overly vigorous. Skins are thick, helping the grape...
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