Jean-Luc Colombo – Les Forots Cotes du Rhone – 2017

Blend of 51% Grenache and 49% Syrah

This blend of roughly equal parts Grenache and Syrah offers ripe but restrained blackberry and plum flavors accented by smoky tones of fire-roasted chestnuts and scorched earth. While moderately full in style, it’s a powerful, penetrating wine, with more gravitas than you expect from a typical Côtes du Rhône bottling. It’s approachable now, but should drink well through 2027. Wine Enthusiast – 91

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