Olga Raffault, Chinon Les Picasses (Library), 2008 Reasonable_Cellar_2022 and soft oak

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mineral register that has nothing to do with the sweeter German style

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offering a bouquet of black cherries

Olga Raffault, Chinon Les Picasses (Library), 2008 Reasonable_Cellar_2022 and soft oakOne 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