Franck Balthazar - Cornas Cuvée Casimir Balthazar 2020 (750ml) Yolo County 10 % Garnacha

10 % Garnacha

and planted to 50-year old vines

licorice and coffee

began bottling the wines of this estate himself

Franck Balthazar - Cornas Cuvée Casimir Balthazar 2020 (750ml) Yolo County 10 % GarnachaShimmering ruby. Smoke and mineral accented cherry and black raspberry aromas are complemented by suggestions of botanical herbs, violet, smoked meat and cracked pepper. Lithe and gently chewy in texture, offering appealingly sweet, spice tinged dark berry, kirsch and floral pastille flavors that are braced by a spine of juicy acidity. The spice carries through an impressively long, penetrating finish that shows fine clarity and slowly emerging