Franck Balthazar - Juliette Cornas 2021 (750ml) Bandol

Franck Balthazar - Juliette Cornas 2021 (750ml) BandolThe 2021 shows bright red, purple tone robe; the bouquet is very pure, shows pepper licorice, violets. The palate bears floral, crystalline black fruit, blue fruit, holds fine powder tannins; its not especially profound, but runs along well, gathers a light accumulation of matter towards the finish.

The blend once again is Pommard and Calera clones

the 2015 Pontet-Canet comes charging out of the glass with fantastically expressive notes of black cherry preserves

dry wine made from Rhône varietals: Grenache Blanc

with a different piece fitting snugly into place every minute

The bouquet is deep

it exudes aromas of wild raspberries

and winemakers reported excellent sugar and acidity balance

selecting subsections of rows for any harvest day

crisp intensity and richness…from the moment out of barrel

Juice and freshness running through this

Carefully selected Sagrantino grapes are subjected to a long maceration process to produce this wine which offers an extremely unique bouquet with hints of spices

and in abundance