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2009 Franck Balthazar Cornas Cuvee Kasimir
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2009 Franck Balthazar Cornas Cuvee Kasimir

Producer: Franck Balthazar
Style: Red Wine
Grape Type: Syrah/Shiraz
Origin: France
Region: Rhone
Appellation: Cornas

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90-91 Points | International Wine Cellar , January/February 2011

Bright purple. Lively red berry aromas gain depth and power with air, taking a turn to blueberry and boysenberry. Sappy and expansive, offering sweet red and dark berry preserve flavors and a sexy note of spice cake. Silky and precise, with very good finishing clarity and persistent spiciness. This new bottling is made from the estate's young vines and is meant to be drunk young but Balthazar thinks that it will age well on its balance.

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