The 2004 St.-Joseph Les Lauves has a dark color and sweet black cherry fruit with hints of crushed rocks and earth. It is best drunk in its first few years of life. The well-known consulting oenologist in the Rhone Valley, Jean-Luc Colombo, has an ever-expanding negociant business for his wines. With the exception of his three estate wines of Cornas, all of the other wines listed are negociant bottlings. He is a talented winemaker and that is evidenced in his whites.Importer: Palm Bay Imports, Boca Raton, Fl; tel. (561) 362-9642