Franck Balthazar Cornas Chaillot 2010

Red
Cornas, France
8.0
WineSaint

Inky dark fruit and crushed herbs flow with impressive weight and focus. There's serious mineral tension here that lifts the concentrated black cherry and spice. Firm, ripe tannins provide backbone without dominating. Classic Cornas power wrapped in surprising elegance.

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Label

Franck Balthazar

Franck Balthazar makes small-production Cornas from old vines on the granite slopes above the village, working with minimal intervention and bottling several distinct cuvées from different parcels and vine ages.