2005 Franck Balthazar Cornas Chaillot

Community Tasting Notes (42) Avg Score: 89.7 points

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  10/23/2023 - beatles wrote: 91 Points

  Tasted vis-a-vis the Clape, this did not stand a chance, really. It's nice, mature, smooth, local with olives galore, black berries, everything is here and well balanced, just lacks that extra bit of excitement, that I nomally find a Cornas-wine of this level. No blood on the tracks here ... allthought very nice, of course.
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  9/30/2023 - loganchambers wrote: 89 Points

  I mean…I understand the ratings provided. While there were some interesting notes - quite liked the ripe purple plum - I found my bottle to be lacking acidity and length. Maybe too old and got flabby…like me.

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  9/9/2023 - Sasha the Bear Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Decanted for two hours then brought to a tasting. Tannins have worn off and it has the beautiful fruit flavors of cherries, some spice and tobacco.

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  8/18/2023 - cannym Likes this wine: 90 Points

  Dark ruby. Smoky, blackberry fruit. Cured meats. Surprisingly grainy tannins, with air this rounds out. Plenty acidity. On the old-school side.

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  6/14/2023 - chbeaumont wrote: 89 Points

  Dark; smoky, briary fruit; forceful palate (still some tannin), with air this rounds out. Unapologetically old-school.

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