Franck Balthazar, Cornas Cuvee Casimir, 2023 lettie teague wsj on wine With its rich yet restrained

With its rich yet restrained profile

The tannins are present but polished

made in a structured

exploring how place

Franck Balthazar, Cornas Cuvee Casimir, 2023 lettie teague wsj on wine With its rich yet restrainedFranck Balthazar farms organically and vinifies with old school Cornas precision, letting his granite terroir speak without makeup. Cuvee Casimir is his more accessible Cornas bottling, named in the family tradition and built for earlier drinking than his flagship sites. The 2023 leans into juicy black and red fruit, a twist of pepper, and the savory, smoky edge that marks this appellation. Approachable young, but it will hold and gain complexity over