Olga Raffault, Chinon Les Picasses (Library), 2008 Reasonable_Cellar_2022 lingering sweetness

lingering sweetness

or shortcuts

offering a bouquet of black cherries

and Carignan from high-altitude vineyards creates a wine that defies easy comparison

just meters from the Atlantic

Olga Raffault, Chinon Les Picasses (Library), 2008 Reasonable_Cellar_2022 lingering sweetnessOne of the most famous names in Chinon, now offered at full maturity from the cellar. Olga Raffault built her reputation on Les Picasses, one of the Loire's finest vineyards, a south facing clay over limestone tuffeau slope that grows Cabernet Franc of extraordinary depth and longevity. The family farms organically, ferments with native yeast and ages for years in old foudres, a deeply traditional approach. What sets Les Picasses apart is its ability