2023 Côtes du Rhône - Franck Balthazar Rhone well-draining terroir gives reds a

well-draining terroir gives reds a fresh lift even in warmer years

The 2023 vintage of their Sauvignon Blanc comes from a terroir of warm sunny days and cool

Margherita Otto’s “M8” is a superb traditional Barolo blending grapes from Monforte d’Alba

and hints of almond and sea spray

a rising star in Burgundy

2023 Côtes du Rhône - Franck Balthazar Rhone well-draining terroir gives reds aThe 2023 Ctes du Rhne from Franck Balthazar comes out of the southern Rhne, just outside his home base in Cornas. Franck, who took over the domaine in 2002 from his father Ren (and whose grandfather, Casimir, founded it in 1931), now works about 3. 5 hectares of organically farmed vineyard land. He sticks to traditional, lowintervention methodsfermenting with indigenous yeasts, ageing in aged demimuids, minimal sulphur, ploughing with horses. In 2023