Franck Balthazar, Cotes du Rhone, 2024 so090624 geek roundup offer Denis Jamain is the appellation's

Denis Jamain is the appellation's sole biodynamic producer

with pretty fruit and hints of stone and herbs

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favors extraction and structure in this bottling

vibrant and full of character

Franck Balthazar, Cotes du Rhone, 2024 so090624 geek roundup offer Denis Jamain is the appellation'sThis is what a Cornas master makes for a Tuesday. Franck Balthazar is one of the Northern Rhne's great traditionalists horse plowed parcels, whole cluster native fermentations, old neutral demi muids and his Ctes du Rhne is the one bottle in the cellar built for drinking rather than waiting. It comes off three hectares down in the Drme, the hinge between the northern and southern Rhne, which is why the Syrah gets blended with roughly 40% Grenache.