Franck Balthazar Saint-Pèray 2016
White
Cornas, France
7.5
WineSaint
Crystalline minerality drives this impressive white debut, with vibrant citrus peel and white peach flavors accented by warm ginger spice. Floral aromatics gain momentum through the long, penetrating finish. Limited to just one barrel, but signals exciting potential from this Cornas producer's first foray into white wine.
citrus peelwhite peachginger spicefloral
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.