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Jean-Luc Colombo - Côtes-du-Rhône Les Forots 2007

Jean-Luc Colombo - Côtes-du-Rhône Les Forots 2007

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3/5 (1 customers)

Les Forots is a Côtes-du-Rhône made from old Syrah vines, offering a harmonious and refined profile with notes of licorice and ripe fruit, topped off with a hint of mint. Its main strengths lie in its suppleness, firm tannins, richness, and balance...

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Estate

Jean-Luc Colombo

Vintage

Les Forots

Vintage

2007

Designation

Côtes du Rhône

Region

Rhône

Grape varieties

100% Syrah

Terroirs

Clay-limestone slopes of the northern Rhône hillsides, facing east/southeast

Viticulture

Farming that respects nature's cycles and avoids the use of chemicals. Yields of 20 hl/ha from old vines, with strict management of young vines through pruning and green harvesting

Grape Harvest

manually loaded into small crates

Winemaking

traditional method, vinification in temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks

Livestock farming

Aged for 12 months in barrels, 50% of which are new

Eye

deep, brilliant purple color

Nose

harmony and finesse, with notes of licorice and ripe fruit, and a hint of mint

Palate

smoothness, firm tannins, richness, and balance

Serve

decant at 15-16°C

Open

1 hour before

Drink from

2010

Drink before

2012

Food and wine pairings

Food and wine pairings

A d&eacute;guster sur un carpaccio de canard &agrave; la rap&eacute;e de fromage de brebis, un Osso bucco de veau, un coq au vin, un plateau de fromages... <br/>

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Bettane & Desseauve

Rated estate (2022 guide): 3 stars (High-quality production, setting the standard in its sector)

About the estate:

Laure Colombo, a young and brilliant oenologist, joined the family business in Cornas but wanted to establish her own estate on the outskirts, in the hills above Saint-Péray, to find her footing; starting this year, she is offering a Saint-Péray and a Cornas from her estate in Lorient. Joining doesn’t mean taking over; Jean-Luc is still here, so the range is built as a family effort, spanning the vineyards of the Côte Bleue and the Rhône, and of course the sourcing activities, sometimes under the Colombo & Fille label, sometimes under Jean-Luc Colombo. The Cornas wines remain the flagship wines here; it must be said that the modern, efficient winery is built at the foot of the hillside! In 2017, the delicious Vallon-de-l’Aigle will be in short supply—only two barrels were produced!

Robert Parker - Wine Advocate

Robert Parker - Wine Advocate

Rated estate (2022 guide) Recommended (Wine producer recommended by Robert Parker - The Wine Advocate)

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Wine Spectator

Rated estate (2022 guide) Recommended (Wine producer recommended by Wine Spectator)

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Rated estate (2023 guide) Recommended (Wine producer recommended by Wine Enthusiast)

Customer rating

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3/5

based on 1 review

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Review by Mr. Gilbert B. Published on April 10, 2013

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