2019 Jean-Luc Colombo "Les Collines de Laure", Syrah, Mediterranée IGP, FranceABOUT THIS WINE "Les Collines de Laure" (The Hills of Laure) is a blend of grapes from Northern Rhone appellations, with 80% coming from young vines of Cornas and the remainder from St Joseph and Crozes Hermitage. The wine is named after these hilly vineyard sites where Laure played as a child. The grapes are grown in granitic soil typical to the Northern Rhone Valley, on 15 year old vines. Grapes are hand harvested and 100% free run juice is used.

Viticulture is “lutte raisonée” (reasoned organic)

The cork is extracted in one smooth

The Château Pradeaux is situated on the outskirts of the town of Saint Cyr-sur-Mer that lies directly on the Mediterranean Ocean between Toulon and Marseilles

Both sites are south-facing allowing for the production of high quality Grosses Gewächs (dry) styled wines

with the invaluable help of Elio's wife

with roughly 50% whole clusters and 50% destemmed fruit for a balance of structure and crunchy brightness

surrounding the house and cellars

Kathy stays connected to other important grape growing regions by maintaining a business office in Davis

A plot in flourishing balance

The wine is then 12 months on the lees in barrels (50% new oak) from our own on-site cooperage

we decided to stay

Fermentation is spontaneous with native yeasts in 20-hectoliter concrete tanks and with approximately 30 days of maceration and only gentle extraction