Winery Franck Balthazar - Crozes-Hermitage

Winery Franck BalthazarCrozes-Hermitage

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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Crozes-Hermitage of Winery Franck Balthazar is a red wine from the region of Crozes-Hermitage of Rhone Valley.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or game (deer, venison).

Taste structure of the Crozes-Hermitage from the Winery Franck Balthazar

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Crozes-Hermitage of Winery Franck Balthazar in the region of Rhone Valley is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Wine with oak taste

cola, tobacco

Wine with earth taste

leather, earthy

Wine with spices taste

cinnamon

Wine with floral taste

violet

On the nose the Crozes-Hermitage of Winery Franck Balthazar in the region of Rhone Valley often reveals types of flavors of iron, non oak or black fruit and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, spices or oak.

Details and technical informations about Winery Franck Balthazar's Crozes-Hermitage.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Alcohol
13.5°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Altesse

The Altesse white grape variety is French in origin, but its ancestors were brought from Cyprus. It then developed in the vineyards of the southeast of the country. The Montagnieu fusette or arbane, as it is also called, buds early in the year. A cottony veil covers the first buds. The involuted blade and the U-shaped petiolar sinus distinguish the adult, three-lobed leaves. During, sometimes for late vengeance, the clusters of medium or small size are winged, compact and cylindrical.the fruits reveal a melting pulp under a film of variable color. The pink-tan colour replaces the early reddish yellow when the berries ripen. If they persist, the berries take on a lilac hue. The vinification promises sparkling, aromatic and elegant sweet whites, or dry whites. Altesse is a grape variety to be carefully maintained against acariosis and erinosis.

Last vintages of this wine

Crozes-Hermitage - 2018
In the top 100 of of Crozes-Hermitage wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Crozes-Hermitage - 2017
In the top 100 of of Crozes-Hermitage wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Crozes-Hermitage - 2016
In the top 100 of of Crozes-Hermitage wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50
Crozes-Hermitage - 2015
In the top 100 of of Crozes-Hermitage wines
Average rating: 3.61110.50

The best vintages of Crozes-Hermitage from Winery Franck Balthazar are 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015

Informations about the Winery Franck Balthazar

The winery offers 8 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 4.
It is in the top 5 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Crozes-Hermitage in the region of Rhone Valley

The Winery Franck Balthazar is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 10 wines for sale in the of Crozes-Hermitage to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Rhone Valley
In the top 40000 of of France wines
In the top 4500 of of Crozes-Hermitage wines
In the top 95000 of red wines
In the top 150000 wines of the world

The wine region of Crozes-Hermitage

The wine region of Crozes-Hermitage is located in the region of Rhône septentrional of Rhone Valley of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Combier or the Domaine M. Chapoutier produce mainly wines red and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Crozes-Hermitage are Marsanne, Roussanne and Mourvèdre, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety.


The wine region of Rhone Valley

The Rhone Valley is a key wine-producing region in Southeastern France. It follows the North-south course of the Rhône for nearly 240 km, from Lyon to the Rhône delta (Bouches-du-Rhône), near the Mediterranean coast. The Length of the valley means that Rhône wines are the product of a wide variety of soil types and mesoclimates. The viticultural areas of the region cover such a distance that there is a widely accepted division between its northern and southern parts.

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The word of the wine: Spicy

Said of a wine whose taste and aromas are reminiscent of spices.

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