Olga Raffault Les Picasses Chinon 2020100% Cabernet Franc. Les Picasses is the most famous Chinon lieu dit, close to the village of Beaumont En Vron on the north bank of the Vienne River. It is a slope with full southern exposure and chalky clay limestone soils. Raffault's mid slope vines are at least 50 years old and are worked organically and harvested by hand. The fruit is destemmed with the berries left whole; they are fermented with indigenous yeasts in tank with a maceration of 25

approachable in its structure

lively red wine with bright strawberry and sour cherry notes

2008 was a classic vintage marked by a continental

Wheat provides a silky texture and an earthy aroma

beautiful glossy texture

rocky volcanic soil

60% Carricante

and intriguing sylvan notes

the place the ancient Greeks called the land of wine

This fades after time in the glass

Those of you who know Simone realize that the red

From the oldest estate vines