Lucien Albrecht

Cuvée Balthazar Alsace Pinot Blanc 2022

9.0

Pale lemon in color.

Aromatic nose of pears, apples, citrus, minerals, light honey and herbs.

Medium plus in body and refreshing, with medium plus acidity.

Dry on the palate with apples, citrus, light apricots, spices, earth, light vegetables and sea salt.

This is a very tasty Pinot Blanc from Alsace. Nicely balanced and easy drinking right out of the bottle. Elegant and fruit forward.

Good by itself as a sipping wine or with food. I paired it with a grilled red snapper.

13% alcohol by volume.

90 points.

$18. — a month ago

Jose, Paul and 9 others liked this

Caruso & Minini

Naturalmente Bio Sicilia Nero d'Avola

Paul Morrill

9.1

Do not judge it the first 10 minutes it’s open, very tightly wound. After, drinks very smooth, cloves and dark cherries, medium body good structure. Great pickup at Whole Foods on the cheap! — 7 months ago

with Mads

Franck Balthazar

Cuvée Casimir Balthazar Cornas Syrah 2012

Matt Perlman

9.4

Lightest of the three in a flight of ‘12 Cornas, but by no means lacking in weight and substance. Leads with purple floral tones that give way to brambly berries, olives, meat and iron. Fabulous — 9 months ago

Serge, Steven and 6 others liked this

Franck Balthazar

Chaillot Cornas Syrah 2015

Shay A

9.4

Since I sadly can’t buy a bunch of TAllemand Chaillot (or even more unfortunately, Reynard), this producer’s expression is one I’ve been waiting to try. Only recently found out he is Noël Verset’s nephew (which certainly helped in getting those old vines from Chaillot!)

Double decanted for an hour before consuming the first half from the bottle the following few hours. Gorgeous translucent red-purple in the glass. Aromatics are bright and expressive…potpurri, black pepper, dark berry fruits, and whole cluster/stems. The palate is crunchy and energetic with peppered blackberries, herbaceous whole-cluster spice, and savory minerals. Lingering finish with big grip. It presents as a “big” cool climate Syrah (if that makes sense), not a burly rustic Cornas. Absolutely delicious.

Second half was consumed the following day and the finish was a bit more finesse driven with all the flavors in balance. Drink now with a couple hours of air or hold a few more years. Now to try the Sans Soufre… — a month ago

Scott@Mister, Jan and 23 others liked this