Olga Raffault, Chinon Les Picasses (Library), 2008 Reasonable_Cellar_2022 and Carignan from high-altitude vineyards

and Carignan from high-altitude vineyards creates a wine that defies easy comparison

this Mazy-Chambertin has the structure and depth to age gracefully over the next 15–20 years

offering a bouquet of black cherries

While it’s already showing beautifully

and soft oak

Olga Raffault, Chinon Les Picasses (Library), 2008 Reasonable_Cellar_2022 and Carignan from high-altitude vineyardsOne 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