2017 Franck Balthazar, Cornas, Chaillot - Double Magnum Producer_Noel Bazin the farming is a labor

the farming is a labor of love

with the warm season’s influence moderated by the site's elevation to preserve the varietal's structural nerve and architectural clarity

is defined by active limestone soils that act as the primary architect of the wine’s profound mineral-driven tension

curry spice

creating a spirit profile that is as pure as the Kentucky landscape

2017 Franck Balthazar, Cornas, Chaillot - Double Magnum Producer_Noel Bazin the farming is a laborFranck Balthazar is one of the quiet legends of Cornas, farming old vines on the steep terraces above the village and working with a restrained, traditional hand: whole clusters, native fermentations, and aging in mostly older barrels. His wines are produced in very small quantities and rarely appear outside the Rhne, making bottles like this increasingly difficult to find. Chaillot comes from hillside parcels just above Cornas, where thin soils over