Franck Balthazar Cornas Chaillot 2019
Red
Cornas, France
8.9
WineSaint
Inky and brooding, this delivers serious Cornas power. Wild herbs, black olive and smoky mineral notes weave through dense dark fruit. The structure is formidable - broad tannins grip the palate with authority. This demands patience through 2030.
dark fruitwild herbsblack olivesmoky minerals
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.