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Wonderful Cornas from Jean-Luc Colombo

  I was (almost) lost for words when I tasted Jean-Luc Colombo's range of Cornas with Laure Colombo last week. They were simply stunning, and I cannot recommend strongly enough that you try them! Based in Cornas, the Colombo family—headed by Jean-Luc, his wife Anne and increasingly assisted by their daughter Laure—reaches up and down the Rhône and beyond for their négociant bottlings... there's no denying the passion for Cornas that comes through in those wines. The 2018s are all excellent, from the entry-level Terres Brulées to the extravagantly priced, micro-production Vallon de l'Aigle. - Joe Czerwinski, The Wine Advocate     Jean-Luc Colombo has been leading the way in the Cornas appellation since 1982, when he bought his