Jean-Luc Colombo Cornas Les Ruchets 2014 | Concentrated & Rich
Jean-Luc Colombo Cornas Les Ruchets 2014 presents deep ruby in color. Complex, lifted aromas of ripe dark fruits with perfumed notes of green olive and black pepper. While full-bodied and elegant on the palate. Plus a delicious array of dark fruit and spice flavors, chewy Cornas tannins and a long, elegant finish.
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WS94 | Fleshy and layered, with crushed blueberry, açai berry and plum flavors that have melded together, carried by a dense but rounded structure. The long finish lets sweet tobacco and dark fruit cake notes check in. A loamy tug at the end keeps this honest. Jean-Luc Colombo Cornas Les Ruchets 2014 drinks best from 2018 through 2029.
King of Cornas
First to market! Jean-Luc Colombo, France’s “King of Cornas” and one of the Northern Rhône’s most influential figures, delivered a fantastic single-vineyard “Les Ruchets” in 2014. Named a “revolutionary” by Robert Parker, his expert cultivation of Syrah has made him an in-demand consultant for dozens of Rhône Valley estates including Domaine de la Janasse and Château Fortia.
His hand has rarely been surer than it was in the crafting of this classic 2014 Jean-Luc Colombo Les Ruchets, produced from the estate’s oldest Syrah vines, many up to 90 years in age. Parker’s Wine Advocate praised the Les Ruchets as “the most concentrated and structured of the line-up.” Pinning on 94 points, Wine Spectator called it “fleshy and layered with crushed blueberry, açai berry, and plum flavors,” noting that its release price in the U.S. would be $105. Not today. We have the U.S. first-to-market EXCLUSIVE and are offering 100 cases at $59.99 per bottle on 6 or more. Also shipping included on just 3.
Winemaker Jean-Luc Colombo
Jean-Luc Colombo is nicknamed the King of Cornas, an impressive moniker considering that Cornas is the third scion in the holy trinity of northern Rhône appellations with Cote Rotie and Hermitage. His legendary contributions to the wine world need no introduction, he has been the in-demand consultant for dozens of Rhône Valley estates for decades now.
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It would be impossible to overestimate the influence Jean-Luc Colombo has had on Cornas and the Northern Rhône. Starting as a winemaker with a few rows of vines in 1987 and even fewer qualms about bucking tradition. Brusque and brilliant, while raising local hackles with his modern and controversial winemaking techniques. Notably destemming the fruit and aging his wines in new oak barriques. Hence, pioneering a new style of Northern Rhône Syrah. While standing in stark contrast to the traditional, age-demanding wines of appellation standard-bearer, Auguste Clape.
