2012 Franck Balthazar Cornas Cuvée Casimir Balthazar

Community Tasting Notes (11) Avg Score: 90 points

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  11/23/2023 - sanjuanlewis Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Quite lovely. Medium body and finish.

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  7/24/2023 - LW31 Likes this wine:

  Quite floral and bright, a lighter touch Cornas. Label says sans soufre. A bit short and acidic on finish. Drink nowish.

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  4/20/2021 - acidqueen wrote: 90 Points

  This is still firm but opens with a bit of decanting. Classic Cornas density with iron, meat and pepper. Some dark berry fruit buried underneath. I think this will be prettier in a few years but certainly drinkable now. I would prefer to wait.

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  2/15/2021 - BillBell73 wrote:

  A bit thin and lacking in typicity. I’m not sure this was meant to be aged.

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  1/20/2019 - acidqueen wrote: 91 Points

  Much firmer and more tannic than last bottle 18 months ago. Dark blackberry and green olive. Best with a minor decant and not a long one as it shuts down in the glass. Better to wait a few years I think.

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