Franck Balthazar, Cornas Cuvee Juliette, 2023 CS20230611 and the wine ages two

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The wine offers early approachability while maintaining the structure to age through the 2040s and beyond

Franck Balthazar, Cornas Cuvee Juliette, 2023 CS20230611 and the wine ages twoFranck Balthazar is a Cornas vigneron who works organically and bottles his Syrah with rare clarity and finesse. Cuvee Juliette is part of his small, terroir driven range, showing the perfumed, fine grained side of the appellation. The 2023 offers floral edged dark fruit, white pepper, and a smoky mineral lift, all wrapped in supple tannins. Lovely now with air, with the structure to develop nicely over the medium term.