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Manage Subscriptions2012 Franck Balthazar Cornas Chaillot
Syrah
- France
- Rhône
- Northern Rhône
- Cornas
Community Tasting Notes 35
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etyc Likes this wine:
March 13, 2024 - Nice... more floral & elegant than the Robert Michel... just found it a bit "straightforward"...
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Derek Darth Taster wrote: 92 points
March 13, 2024 - Grateful for samples from Tim. Tasted blind. About 2-3 hours of air in Voss bottle already. Drank in Grassl Cru.
High toned nose, with whole bunch stems, floral violets, black pepper spices, olives, red fruits, mintiness, wild character.
Palate fresh and good acidity. Silky medium+ tannins on a medium+ body. Slight green minty herbs to the medium+ finish.
Very good quality. Silky elegant Cornas. -
astroman wrote: 92 points
March 4, 2024 - Dinner with Franck Balthazar (Skai): From a magnum, rose, violet, touch of game, med body, full tannins, med acid touch jammy on the back
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melvinyeowq wrote: 94 points
March 4, 2024 - Chaillots vertical with Franck Balthazar: A crowd favourite at the table. A more expressive, less earthy version of the 2010 but still old-school in style. A recurring theme was the silky, sensual texture rather than the more brutish Syrahs of some other producers. Fresh, dark red fruit, excellent balance.
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kherrick Likes this wine: 93 points
February 6, 2024 - I was kinda nervous to open this after reading a few of the notes, but this bottle was showing very well. I think it has at least a few more years of upside, though it is not a vintage for the long run.
Very classic Cornas with olives, smoke, meat and all of the plum. Medium body and it showed both elegance but also the softer mouthfeel you might expect from the vintage. Tannins are still quite pronounced. Really enjoyable bottle, looking forward to the next one I open.2 people found this helpful Comment
Wine Definition
- Vintage 2012
- Type Red
- Producer Franck Balthazar
- Varietal Syrah
- Designation n/a
- Vineyard Chaillot
- Country France
- Region Rhône
- SubRegion Northern Rhône
- Appellation Cornas
- UPC Codes 800370709550, 8580960807991
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 2 (0%)
- In Cellars 399 (66%)
- Consumed 207 (34%)
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- SubRegionNorthern Rhône
- AppellationCornas