Pasanella and Son, Vintners :: Organic :: Olga Raffault Chinon 'Les Picasses' 2002, 375ml

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OLGA RAFFAULT CHINON 'LES PICASSES' 2002, 375ML

Winemaking at Domaine Olga Raffault has been a family tradition for more than 60 years. Once run by Olga herself, the winery was passed onto Olga's son, Jean, and has most recently been under the direction of her granddaughter Sylvie and husband Eric (who currently makes the wine) and will eventually run the estate.

The estate has terrific plots of land in the Savigny-en-Véron. The ‘les Picasses’ vineyard stands out from the rest: old vines of 50-ish years on a fairly steep slope from the riverbank that is alluvial clay with a chalk limestone base.

The winemaking is most traditional at this estate. The grapes are, of course, handpicked and fermented in stainless-steel. The wines are then aged in larger, neutral oak and sometimes chestnut - a traditional barrel wood in the region. The ‘Picasses’ spends two to three years in oak, to reduce the wine and soften the tannins, and is usually released about 4 years after the vintage.

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