Franck Balthazar Cornas Chaillot Sans Soufre Ajouté 2020

Red
Cornas, France
9.2
WineSaint

Wild cherry and violet burst from the glass with graphite and cracked pepper trailing behind. The no-sulfur approach yields remarkable purity and energy. Firm tannins anchor concentrated fruit while mineral tension drives the long finish. Built for the cellar.

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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.