Olga Raffault, Chinon Les Picasses (Library), 2008
One 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 to age for decades: this 2008 has had nearly two decades to unfold, trading primary fruit for the tobacco, earth and dried-flower complexity that only time delivers. A rare chance to drink a great Loire Cabernet Franc already at its peak.
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One 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 to age for decades: this 2008 has had nearly two decades to unfold, trading primary fruit for the tobacco, earth and dried-flower complexity that only time delivers. A rare chance to drink a great Loire Cabernet Franc already at its peak.
