Franck Balthazar Côtes-du-Rhône 2012

Red
Cotes Du Rhone, France
6.7
WineSaint

Wild berry fruit and white pepper emerge with striking purity. The natural winemaking shows. Medium-bodied with graceful tannins that support rather than dominate. Classic northern Rhône character distilled to its essence.

wild berrywhite peppersmokedark cherry
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.