Olga Raffault, Chinon Les Picasses, 2009 SO0422_Reductions Fermented in stainless steel and

Fermented in stainless steel and concrete eggs

drawing North Coast Cabernet Franc and treating it with restraint: native-yeast fermentation

with no chaptalization and no added yeast

and that savory depth that separates serious wine from crowd-pleasing fruit juice

or just want tequila that actually tastes like agave

Olga Raffault, Chinon Les Picasses, 2009 SO0422_Reductions Fermented in stainless steel andOlga Raffault is one of the most famous names in Chinon, one of France's great Cabernet Franc appellations, and Les Picasses is one of the Loire's finest vineyards, a south facing slope of clay over limestone tuffeau. The family farms organically, ferments with native yeast, and ages long in foudres, producing a Chinon built to age for decades. This is the 2009, a warm, ripe vintage, now a back vintage bottle from a private cellar that is entering a