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- Color:
- Red
- Body/Type:
- Medium Bodied
- Style:
- Traditional
- Size:
- Bottle, 750 ml
- Winery:
- Franck Balthazar
- Grapes:
- Syrah
- Serve At:
- 57°-63° F
- Region:
- France > Rhone > Cornas AOC
Franck Balthazar's "Chaillot" hails from one of the most famed climats in Cornas. Seventy year old vines and meticulous viticulture result in a stunningly well-balanced wine. Balthazar's superlative rendition beautifully combines elegant mineral and floral notes with rustic power.
Though the Chaillot will gracefully age for twenty years, it is delicious in its youth after being decanted for a couple hours. Rhone collectors take note!
Franck Balthazar took over the vineyard and winemaking operations from his father, Rene, in 2002. True to his heritage, Franck ferments whole cluster in open vats, uses a 50’s era press, and ages the his wines in neutral 600 Liter demi-muids. The heart of the Domaine lies in the fabled “Chaillot” climat of Cornas AOC, but in recent years Franck has extended the his holdings-purchasing rows in the top vineyards of Mazards, Legre, and Les Cotes. Given the small size of the vineyard, Franck is still able to plow the sites with the family horse.
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