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Franck Balthazar, Cotes du Rhone, 2024

Red Wine from Southern Rhone, France
by Franck Balthazar
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This is what a Cornas master makes for a Tuesday. Franck Balthazar is one of the Northern Rhône's great traditionalists — horse-plowed parcels, whole-cluster native fermentations, old neutral demi-muids — and his Côtes du Rhône is the one bottle in the cellar built for drinking rather than waiting. It comes off three hectares down in the Drôme, the hinge between the northern and southern Rhône, which is why the Syrah gets blended with roughly 40% Grenache. Native-yeast fermentation, aging in stainless steel to hold the tension, ten months, then bottling without fining or filtration and with only a whisper of sulfur. 2024 brought a wet, mildew-fraught spring and a moderate summer, so yields were small but the wines came in fresh and light on their feet — exactly what this cuvée is for. Serve it with a slight chill.

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More about Franck Balthazar

As is so often the case when we want ready-to-drink and approachable wines that don’t break the bank, we look to a master who is famous for wines that are far more grand. In this case, the master is Franck Balthazar.

Balthazar seems to be on the cusp of joining the pantheon of great Northern Rhône traditionalists. He has thoroughbred holdings of great old vines planted on amazing sites which he works naturally. In the winery he employs old-school techniques and vinifies with little intervention (aka "natural"). The result of all his hard work are wines that express their terroir in the pure and profound way that only the “best ever” manage. It’s no surprise that the great Northern Rhône writer, Jonathan Livingstone-Learmonth, honored him with his "STGT" (soil to glass transfer) label, a label he uses for the few producers who manage to express their terroir purely and directly in their wines.

Wine Details

  • Grape Variety

    Grenache , Syrah

  • Vintage

    2024

  • Size

    750ml

  • Sweetness

    Dry

  • Body

    Light Bodied

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Tasting Notes & Food Pairings

Perfect Pairings

Burgers off the grill, merguez sausage, ratatouille, charcuterie boards, or roast chicken with herbes de Provence.

Tasting Profile

Tense red and blue-black fruit with a sweeter raspberry note, black pepper and stony savor. Light to medium-bodied, juicy and supple, soft tannins, fresh finish.

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