Franck Balthazar Cornas Cuvée Casimir Balthazar 2014

Red
Cornas, France
7.4
WineSaint

Smoky mineral notes anchor this expressive Cornas, with violet and dark cherry building beautifully in the glass. The palate shows excellent cut and energy, harmonious tannins framing focused fruit and gentle spice. Drinking gorgeously now with fine persistence.

dark cherryvioletsmoky mineralgentle spice
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.