DOMAINE DE LORIENT
LVT 2018 r 2018 wh Laure is the daughter of Jean-Luc and Anne Colombo; she started this domaine in the mid-2010s with her partner Dimitri. They live in an old farmhouse above Saint-Péray at 500 metres on a lieu-dit called Lorient. The Saint-Péray vines, notably Roussanne (70%) were planted from 2014 onwards, while the Cornas is from massale Syrah planted in the 1990s on Les Eygas above Chaillot, where much of the family holding stands. The vineyard is organic, with wild yeasts and low SO2 use. No new oak is used on both the Cornas and the Saint-Péray. The style is for soft, modern, early access wines.
Laure Colombo & Dimitri Roulleau-Gallais 07130 Saint-Péray
Tel: +33(0)6 12 97 00 84
http://www.domainelorient.com
laure@domainelorient.com
Quotes
“2018 is an attractive, chouette year, even with the heat; it was helped by the cool weather and rain up till the middle of June, which meant that the vineyard bore the heat better than it did in 2019. 2018 is better balanced than 2019.”
Laure Colombo
“I need phenolic ripeness on the Roussanne, so I have to wait for the harvest. Being a vineyard at altitude helps that.”
Laure Colombo
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