2017 Franck Balthazar, Cornas, Chaillot - Double Magnum Producer_Noel Bazin with the warm season’s influence

with the warm season’s influence moderated by the site's elevation to preserve the varietal's structural nerve and architectural clarity

a geologically distinct site that forces the Chenin Blanc vines to develop deep roots and a signature mineral-driven tension

defined by extreme yield restriction and the specialized *tressage* canopy management technique that prioritizes vine health and natural hormonal balance

The fabled Rocche di Castiglione vineyard

preserving the nerve and acidity essential for structural balance

2017 Franck Balthazar, Cornas, Chaillot - Double Magnum Producer_Noel Bazin with the warm season’s influenceFranck Balthazar is one of the quiet legends of Cornas, farming old vines on the steep terraces above the village and working with a restrained, traditional hand: whole clusters, native fermentations, and aging in mostly older barrels. His wines are produced in very small quantities and rarely appear outside the Rhne, making bottles like this increasingly difficult to find. Chaillot comes from hillside parcels just above Cornas, where thin soils over