Jean-Luc Colombo Côtes du Rhône Rouge Les Forots 2017

“This blend of roughly equal parts Grenache and Syrah offers ripe but restrained blackberry and plum flavors accented by smoky tones of fire-roasted chestnuts and scorched earth. While moderately full in style, it's a powerful, penetrating wine, with more gravitas than you expect from a typical Côtes du Rhône bottling.”