Olga Raffault Chinon Les Picasses 2009 CS20230804 This magnum-format bottle remains in

This magnum-format bottle remains in its drinking window and captures the richness and power of a truly historic expression from the domaine's golden era

The drought-marked 2017 vintage yielded tiny

sherry butts

taut and focused on the palate

Olga Raffault Chinon Les Picasses 2009 CS20230804 This magnum-format bottle remains inChinon 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