Olga Raffault Chinon Les Picasses 2008 LD25SALE and it is now in

and it is now in the hands of Julien Desplans

Given the slendour of the discreet little valley from which it hails

From the distillary: Silky verdant green notes sing in delicious harmony with fresh aromatic herbs and a wonderfully fresh citrus finish

Ntsiki Biyela made history as South Africa's first Black female winemaker

This storied Rioja family did not produce a Gran Reserva under the Cune label for many years

Olga Raffault Chinon Les Picasses 2008 LD25SALE and it is now inLes 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