Franck Balthazar, Cornas Chaillot other_regions_australia Les Casse Têtes and Les

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92/try from 2010+

In sum this is Nuits in style but a civilized Nuits

The 2010 Pontet-Canet offers a very deep garnet color

This too is explicitly built for the long haul and is a wine that’s going to need at least a decade first

Franck Balthazar, Cornas Chaillot other_regions_australia Les Casse Têtes and LesTasted from demi muid, the 2018 Cornas Chaillot looks as if will rival the 2017. It features delicate tendrils of herbal and tea like complexity entwined with dark, cassis and blackberry fruit. Full bodied and rich, it seems velvety at first, then turns dusty and chewy on the lengthy finish. One for the cellar.