(CORNAS La Louvee Colombo) Cornas Dear Friends, This was just confirmed and its a wine that has suddenly become scarce with a price that is going up. A few weeks ago you couldn’t give this stuff away but the bottle review in the WS and now Tanzer has made this one of the toughest Northern Rhone’s to acquire. The world has an insatiable appetite for the best Syrah and the Northern Rhone is its epicenter. This is an example where Parker simply erred to far on the side of caution in his barrel review (with regard to the tannins) as the finished wine is truly exotic and exceptional (although traditional it is not). I tasted all of Colombo’s 2005 portfolio last month in Paris and while the style does not scream old-school, this wine in particular is packed to the gills with perfumed, mineral-infused Syrah that has an iron-grip on your taste buds. Josh Raynolds is extremely accurate below in his finished bottle review (out this morning): HIGHLY RECOMMENDED for the style and effort - a modern take that is tough to deny One parcel only with perfect provenance at about the same price as the cellar door: 2005 Jean-Luc Colombo Cornas “La Louvee” (WA88-90) We also have a few magnums...VERY RARE (only 24 for the entire US market)... 2005 Jean-Luc Colombo Cornas “La Louvee” 1.5lt Thank you, Jon Rimmerman Garagiste Seattle, WA Rhone3320 Rhone3330
By Jon Rimmerman
(CORNAS La Louvee Colombo) Cornas Dear Friends, This was just confirmed and its a wine that has suddenly become scarce with a price that is going up. A few weeks ago you couldn’t give this stuff away but the bottle review in the WS and now Tanzer has made this one of the toughest Northern Rhone’s to acquire. The world has an insatiable appetite for the best Syrah and the Northern Rhone is its epicenter. This is an example where Parker simply erred to far on the side of caution in his barrel review (with regard to the tannins) as the finished wine is truly exotic and exceptional (although traditional it is not). I tasted all of Colombo’s 2005 portfolio last month in Paris and while the style does not scream old-school, this wine in particular is packed to the gills with perfumed, mineral-infused Syrah that has an iron-grip on your taste buds. Josh Raynolds is extremely accurate below in his finished bottle review (out this morning): HIGHLY RECOMMENDED for the style and effort - a modern take that is tough to deny One parcel only with perfect provenance at about the same price as the cellar door: 2005 Jean-Luc Colombo Cornas “La Louvee” (WA88-90) We also have a few magnums...VERY RARE (only 24 for the entire US market)... 2005 Jean-Luc Colombo Cornas “La Louvee” 1.5lt Thank you, Jon Rimmerman Garagiste Seattle, WA Rhone3320 Rhone33301/16/2008, (See more on Garagiste...)