Olga Raffault Chinon Les Picasses 2020 Cognac His methods ensure the wine’s

His methods ensure the wine’s purity

The Gabutti cru

maritime-influenced climate conspire to produce wines of genuine freshness and site clarity

the altitude keeps the wine from going soft

East exposure in the Côte de Nuits means morning sun and afternoon shade

Olga Raffault Chinon Les Picasses 2020 Cognac His methods ensure the wine’sThe Land Most Chinon that reaches America grows on sand and gravel terraces near the Vienne, which is why the appellation carries a reputation for light, chillable Cabernet Franc. Les Picasses is the argument against that reputation. The parcel climbs a fairly steep slope up from the riverbank, and the soil is alluvial clay over a chalk limestone base, the tuffeau that runs beneath all of Touraine. Clay holds water and slows ripening; the limestone