Olga Raffault Chinon Les Picasses 2008 LD25SALE Given the slendour of the

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

and it is now in the hands of Julien Desplans

bringing blossom honey

2-hectare plot of gravel and limestone in Cramans

Olga Raffault Chinon Les Picasses 2008 LD25SALE Given the slendour of theLes 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