Olga Raffault Chinon Les Picasses 2009 web-unpublished a tributary north of Tours

a tributary north of Tours — where a catastrophic frost in 1956 wiped out most of the vineyards and many were never replanted

His ingenious pursuit for perfection paid off

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Each is as unique as the man the bourbon is named for

100% organic

Olga Raffault Chinon Les Picasses 2009 web-unpublished a tributary north of ToursChinon rewards patience, and Olga Raffault has always been happy to do the waiting for you. Les Picasses is the domaine's flagship: a south facing slope of clay over limestone tuffeau, planted to Cabernet Franc vines over fifty years old, farmed organically and fermented with indigenous yeast. The wine spends years in large oak and chestnut foudres and then more years in bottle before release. The 2009 was a warm, generous vintage in the Loire, which