Jean-Luc Colombo Cotes du Rhone Les Abeilles Blanc 2024 (Case 6 x 75cl)
Case price equivalent to £13 per bottle
Jean-Luc Colombo Cotes du Rhone Les Abeilles Blanc
Region: Rhone, France
Vintage: 2024
Bottle size: 6 x 75cl
Grape: Clairette, Roussanne
ABV: 13.5%
Light yellow with a hint of green. The nose is very fine, offering intense floral notes and fruity aromas such as candied lemon. The palate is nicely rounded and fresh with a good complexity.
The Bees. The freshness of the sun in the Southern Rhône. Terroirs from the heart of the Côtes du Rhône, near Cairanne, Rasteau and Vacqueyras. Ancient terraces of the Rhône Valley covered in pebbles and sandy clay soil. The grapes are vinified at a low temperature to preserve fresh aromas. The Clairette is aged in a tank, and the Roussanne matures on its lees in oak barrels, aged 2 to 5 years, for 6 months.
Jean-Luc’s fulfilment of a childhood dream came with the purchase of his first vineyard, a small parcel of old vines planted on a granite hillside overlooking the village of Cornas. The 1987 release of Jean-Luc’s first vintage of Cornas Les Ruchets was a great success, taking the French wine world by storm, and becoming the first in a long series of vintages of what is universally regarded as Colombo’s iconic wine. Over time, the range has steadily grown to include red and white wines from the Rhône Valley. Jean-Luc also has a great love for the Mediterranean, and the Blue Coast in particular, where he pioneered vine growing, producing his first vintage in 2012. Each of the wines in the range has a distinctive label, carefully created by painter and family friend of the Colombo family, Marie-Annick Dutreil.
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