Olga Raffault Chinon Les Picasses 2009 NO UPC and woodruff & geranium kvass

and woodruff & geranium kvass that blends a series of short fermentations to achieve its fresh

Theo ventures beyond Burgundy to source Savagnin from Jura's historic Jurassique limestone terroir

brandied finish

warm spice

but Touraine grows Sauvignon Blanc just as convincingly and asks a great deal less for it

Olga Raffault Chinon Les Picasses 2009 NO UPC and woodruff & geranium kvassChinon 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