Very Good Opened the first night to taste along side a '15 Baudry La Croix Boissée to see what to have with hanger steak au poivre-ish. The Baudry won that night and this Olga Raffault contrasted as much fresher, showing vanilla and raspberry in the nose, maybe violets. Clean and pure, some granite? But overall, rather simple. Now, it's still showing its roots and works as a very nice bistro wine, but at 10+ years past the vintage I was hoping for a bit more. I don't know if this has the depth and structure to age, but I'm bumping my drinking window out to 2031 to encourage me to sit on the other bottle for another 4-5 years.
Importer: LDM Wines (Louis/Dressner Selections)
12.5% abv
Empty bottle weight: 591g
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Un beau Cab Franc mature et à point. Sur des arômes terreuses, de fruits noirs séchés et de poivron. Bouche fraiche, acide, bien droite, avec juste assez de chair. Rien n'accroche. Très bon!
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From a 375...this is definitely a bit light and underripe, even for a Raffault. Not a lot of structure or fruit. Maybe it will surprise me down the road...frankly, I’m always a little underwhelmed by young Les Picasses but with serious age they generally turn magical!
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2/5/2024 - tward Likes this wine: 87 Points
Very Good
Opened the first night to taste along side a '15 Baudry La Croix Boissée to see what to have with hanger steak au poivre-ish. The Baudry won that night and this Olga Raffault contrasted as much fresher, showing vanilla and raspberry in the nose, maybe violets. Clean and pure, some granite? But overall, rather simple. Now, it's still showing its roots and works as a very nice bistro wine, but at 10+ years past the vintage I was hoping for a bit more. I don't know if this has the depth and structure to age, but I'm bumping my drinking window out to 2031 to encourage me to sit on the other bottle for another 4-5 years.
Importer: LDM Wines (Louis/Dressner Selections)
12.5% abv
Empty bottle weight: 591g
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9/22/2023 - ManuKey Likes this wine: 89 Points
Un beau Cab Franc mature et à point. Sur des arômes terreuses, de fruits noirs séchés et de poivron. Bouche fraiche, acide, bien droite, avec juste assez de chair. Rien n'accroche. Très bon!
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9/16/2023 - klezman wrote:
Bottle #2 for Rosh Hashannah. Excellent wine, perfectly earthy and funky with a core of fruit.
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2/24/2021 - BillBell73 Likes this wine:
From a 375...this is definitely a bit light and underripe, even for a Raffault. Not a lot of structure or fruit. Maybe it will surprise me down the road...frankly, I’m always a little underwhelmed by young Les Picasses but with serious age they generally turn magical!
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12/12/2020 - UrbanGrill wrote: flawed
Corked.
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