Franck Balthazar

Cuvée Casimir Balthazar Sans Soufre Cornas Syrah

9.430 ratings
9.510 pro ratings
Cornas, Northern Rhône, Rhône, France
Syrah
Lamb
Top Notes For
Ryan Mullins

Young Turk of cornas for sure! Blood, pepper and gravel dust! This wine likes long walks on the beach and thinks coravins are for bitches!

Young Turk of cornas for sure! Blood, pepper and gravel dust! This wine likes long walks on the beach and thinks coravins are for bitches!

5 people found it helpfulJan 10th, 2015
Grand Cru Selections

Young vine Chaillot, partially destemmed and 🚫 Sulfur!

Young vine Chaillot, partially destemmed and 🚫 Sulfur!

4 people found it helpfulAug 25th, 2014
Robert Cunningham

Wine Educator DeVinimus, Wine Workshop

9.5

Superb 2012 vintage effort. Classic complex Cornas elements with delicate mint, animal pheromones, earth, grilled meat, savory spices and black pepper. Great balance and complexity, and a wonderful drinking and food pairing wine.

Superb 2012 vintage effort. Classic complex Cornas elements with delicate mint, animal pheromones, earth, grilled meat, savory spices and black pepper. Great balance and complexity, and a wonderful drinking and food pairing wine.

1 person found it helpfulJul 13th, 2015
Ryan Mullins

Animal and deep soul. Weir impressed again #faretheewell

Animal and deep soul. Weir impressed again #faretheewell

Jul 6th, 2015
Alex Jones

Marketing/Development Kunni/Westerly Wines

8.7

Very fresh and lots of upfront dark fruit. Pretty good.

Very fresh and lots of upfront dark fruit. Pretty good.

Nov 4th, 2014
Jason M

Excellent. White pepper, ripe black fruit, sweet spices, some violets and dried herbs. Would have liked more meat.

Excellent. White pepper, ripe black fruit, sweet spices, some violets and dried herbs. Would have liked more meat.

Jun 17th, 2015
James Van Leuven

Delicious Cornas Roland picked up at le Garagiste. We decanted it for 5 hours before dinner. It was great.

Delicious Cornas Roland picked up at le Garagiste. We decanted it for 5 hours before dinner. It was great.

Mar 29th, 2015
Richard Du Verdier

Tout simplement ÉNORME merci Davy (côté vin rue Franklin) pour cette belle découverte!!!!

Tout simplement ÉNORME merci Davy (côté vin rue Franklin) pour cette belle découverte!!!!

Jan 3rd, 2015
Laure Schmich

Un excellent vin avec les meilleurs des amis!

Un excellent vin avec les meilleurs des amis!

Jan 3rd, 2015
John Osgood

Incredibly young and so fucking fresh. Better on night two.

Incredibly young and so fucking fresh. Better on night two.

Nov 20th, 2014