The 2022 Volnay Clos de la Cave des Ducs 1er Cru has a more expressive bouquet than the Les Mitans: vivid red cherry and crushed strawberry aromas, lively and energetic. The palate is medium-bodied with a slightly peppery entry, so you would assume there ...
The 2022 Cornas Chaillot is a brilliant showcase of Franck Balthazar’s capabilities. Revealing a dense, complex bouquet of dark wild berries, mulberries, blueberries, spices and flowers, it's full-bodied, dense and ample, seamless and layered with a racy ...
Crafted from old vines rooted in clay soils—two-thirds at the foot of the slope and one-third mid-slope—the 2022 Cornas Cuvée Casimir Balthazar unfurls from the glass with a delicately reduced bouquet of dark cherries, spices, pepper and flowers. Medium t...
Saturated ruby. Deeply perfumed aromas of blackberry, cherry liqueur and violet gain olive, fruitcake and incense accents with air. Juicy and deeply concentrated, offering palate-staining black and blue fruit, olive paste, floral pastille and exotic sp...
Dark violet color. Displays incisive aromas of black raspberry, cherry, candied flowers and incense, plus a suggestion of Asian spices. Stains the palate with sweet, mineral-inflected red and dark berry, spicecake and violet pastille flavors that shows...