2001 Colombo Les Pins Couches

Jean Luc Colombo is a jack of all trades - grapegrower, winemaker, consultant, wine merchant in the Rhone Valley of France. Les Pins Couches (sleeping pines) is certainly not asleep - far from it. This lively, nuanced Syrah has all the spice and herbs one could hope for, with a hint of wildness thrown in. It actually goes well with a wide range of foods because it is well balanced and medium bodied, not a huge jammy wine.