This southern Rhone blend of grenache, syrah and mourvedre is a bit of a masterpiece considering the price. It exhibits the firm structure and minerality of all Jean-Luc Colombo reds, with the depth and complexity of a more important wine, say a Cotes-du-Rhone Villages or perhaps one of the regions top crus. There is a note of blueberry and white pepper, with a hint of anise; and like most very good, serious reds it was better the next day, having been open and exposed to air for 24 hours.
Jean-Luc Colombo, Coutes-du-Rhone (France) 2011
By Robert Whitley