Product Overview
95 Points, "Editors' Choice" - Wine Enthusiast
"Appropriate to this wine's name, a vein of singed earth trails from nose to finish, mingling into delicate notes of vanilla, anise and black pepper. Penetrating flavors of preserved black cherry and plum are plump but fresh, edged by lifted acidity and fine, persistent tannins. More approachable in youth than Colombo's other 2017 Cornas, it can be enjoyed now through 2035." -ALCI, 7/1/20
93 Points - Wine Spectator
"Solidly built, with a cedar and alder frame inlaid along the edges of the pure plum and cassis core, while hints of bay leaf, olive and sweet tobacco unwind slowly through the finish. A late flicker of iron keeps this grounded. Best from 2021 through 2037. 1,400 cases made, 850 cases imported." -JM, 5/31/20
92 Points - Vinous
"Dark violet. Intense cherry and dark berry preserve aromas are complemented by hints of cracked pepper, pungent flowers and baking spices. Juicy and energetic on the palate, offering pliant bitter cherry, blueberry, violet pastille and spicecake flavors that deepen and turn sweeter on the back half. Supple tannins build on a long, spice-tinged finish that leaves behind dark chocolate and candied violet flourishes." -JR, Mar/2020
90 Points - Wine Advocate
"The 2017 Cornas Terres Brulees seems fresher, lighter and lower in alcohol than the 2018. It delivers classic Cornas notes of crushed stone and red currants but retains the full-bodied, velvety texture that is a Colombo hallmark." -JC, 12/19(/19