The 1997 Cornas La Louvee (from Colombo's most precocious and warmest terroir) sees 80% new oak casks. It is a deep, dark purple-colored, ripe wine offering sweet plum, blackberry, and tar-scented aromatics intermingled with spicy oak. Medium to full-bodied, with low acidity, this luscious Cornas can be drunk now and over the next 12+ years. Importer: Premiere Wine Merchants, New York, NY; tel. (212) 399-4200