2014 Cornas Les Terres Brulees
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Inky ruby. Smoke-accented scents of blueberry, mocha and black olive are sharpened by a zesty mineral quality. Smooth, focused and gently warm, showing a light touch to the fresh dark berry, black pepper and violet pastille flavors. Silky, slow-building tannins add shape to the smoke-accented finish, which echoes the olive note. The fruit that would normally go into Colombo’s Marquee Vallon de Aigle bottling wound up in here this vintage.
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Josh Raynolds
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The 2014 Cornas Terres Brûlées is the entry-level wine and comes from vines located around Jean-Luc’s house at the upper part of Cornas. It’s a soft, supple, forward effort that offers classy notes of black raspberries, peppery spice, toasted bread and flowers in a moderately concentrated, yet impeccably balanced profile. Drink it over the coming 5-7 years.