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Jean-Luc Colombo

The dynamic Colombo is spending more and more time with his new Cote Bleue venture south of Marseilles, from which he will soon release a series of wines, under proprietary names, from traditional Southern French varieties, both red and white. His enologist wife Anne has been chiefly responsible for recent vintages of their domaine-bottled Cornas. Technique continues to evolve here: beginning with the 2000 vintage, all the malolactic fermentations take place in barrique and no press wine has been used since 1997. Colombo describes the 2000 vintage as roughly equal to 1998 in quality, and a step above both 2001 and 1997. Rain at the end of August resulted in fruitier, more flattering wines, he went on. In 1999, which featured almost no rain in August and September and great harvest conditions, the wines are distinctly harder in style, but built to last, according to Colombo.

From 2000 and 1999 Rhone Valley Wines (Jan 2002) by Stephen Tanzer

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1999 Cornas La Louvee

Release Price: $65

Color: Red

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