Professional reviews have copyrights and you can view them here for your personal use only as private content. To view pro reviews you must either subscribe to a pre-integrated publication or manually enter reviews. Learn more.
Manage Subscriptions2005 Franck Balthazar Cornas Chaillot
Syrah
- France
- Rhône
- Northern Rhône
- Cornas
Community Tasting Notes 42
-
beatles wrote: 91 points
October 23, 2023 - 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.
Bagnols-en-Fôret -
loganchambers wrote: 89 points
September 30, 2023 - 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.
-
Sasha the Bear Likes this wine: 92 points
September 9, 2023 - 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.
-
cannym Likes this wine: 90 points
August 18, 2023 - Dark ruby. Smoky, blackberry fruit. Cured meats. Surprisingly grainy tannins, with air this rounds out. Plenty acidity. On the old-school side.
-
chbeaumont wrote: 89 points
June 14, 2023 - Dark; smoky, briary fruit; forceful palate (still some tannin), with air this rounds out. Unapologetically old-school.
Pro Reviews 1
Add a Pro ReviewVinous
-
By Josh Raynolds
January/February 2008, IWC Issue #136 (link)(Franck Balthazar Cornas Chaillot) Subscribe to see review text.
Wine Definition
- Vintage 2005
- Type Red
- Producer Franck Balthazar
- Varietal Syrah
- Designation n/a
- Vineyard Chaillot
- Country France
- Region Rhône
- SubRegion Northern Rhône
- Appellation Cornas
- UPC Code 8580960807991
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 12 (3%)
- In Cellars 223 (50%)
- Consumed 207 (47%)
Food Pairing
Community Recommendations
meh. nice nose. palate is utterly lacking in flavor.Who Likes This Wine
Add Articles
- Wine2005 Franck Balthazar Cornas Chaillot (add)
- FamilyFranck Balthazar Cornas Chaillot (add)
- ProducerFranck Balthazar (add)
- VarietalSyrah
- VineyardChaillot
- CountryFrance
- RegionRhône
- SubRegionNorthern Rhône
- AppellationCornas