Olga Raffault Chinon Les Picasses 2008 CALIOTHER fermented in stainless

fermented in stainless

and a sense of place you can actually taste

with a clarity that makes it feel almost weightless

specifically Cheverny

it's light on its feet

Olga Raffault Chinon Les Picasses 2008 CALIOTHER fermented in stainlessLes Picasses is one of the Loire's great vineyards, and Olga Raffault is the domaine that proved it. A south facing slope of clay over limestone tuffeau, it gives Cabernet Franc everything it needs at once: sun for ripeness, drainage, clay for flesh, chalk for structure. Raffault's mid slope vines are over fifty years old, farmed organically and fermented with indigenous yeast, then aged for years in big oak and chestnut foudres before more time in