Olga Raffault, Chinon Les Picasses (Library), 2009

Name: Olga Raffault, Chinon Les Picasses (Library), 2009
Brand: David Bowler Wine [DBW]
SKU: NYC-1-DBW-DB8974-09-062122-5
Price: 77.99 USD
Availability: InStock

Red Wine from Loire, France

by Olga Raffault

$77.99

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A mature, cellar-released Chinon from one of the appellation's legendary names. Olga Raffault's Les Picasses comes from a south-facing slope of clay over limestone and tuffeau, one of the Loire's truly great Cabernet Franc sites, prized for wines that age for decades. The family farms organically, works with native yeasts and ages the wine for years in old foudres in a thoroughly traditional style. At well over fifteen years old, this 2009, a warm and generous Loire vintage, has evolved into a savory, secondary-driven wine with earth, leather and dried fruit replacing youthful brightness. This is what library aging is for, and Raffault is one of the rare estates that rewards it so handsomely.

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Robert Parker

93 points

"The 2009 Chinon Les Picasses is from a very warm vintage but was picked late on October 13th because Les Picasses is a late-ripening vineyard. Aged 12 years now, the wine opens with an intense and slightly matured bouquet of dark fruits, tar and nougat. Silky, refined and elegant on the first palate, this is a full-bodied, intense and complex Cab Franc with a ripe and sweet, well-concentrated and structured core framed by fine tannins and an iodine finesse and phenolic tension." —Robert Parker

Decanter

94 points

"The nose here displays plum, liquorice, gentle spices and a light earthy touch reminiscent of damp forest floor. The palate is striking for its vivacity and an overall impression of crystalline harmony. Exemplary Loire freshness coming from a solar vintage."

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Wine Details

Grape Variety

Cabernet Franc
Vintage

2009
Size

750ml
Farming Practice

Organic
Sweetness

Dry
Body

Medium Bodied

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Tasting Notes & Food Pairings

Perfect Pairings

Roast lamb, coq au vin, braised oxtail, game terrines, mushroom dishes, aged hard cheeses.

Tasting Profile

Savory and developed, with dried dark fruit, leather, earth and a hint of spice. Medium to full-bodied, with mellowed tannins and a long, earthy finish.

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