2016 Olga Raffault Chinon Les Picasses

Community Tasting Notes (36) Avg Score: 90.0 points

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  4/10/2024 - Wine MOB Likes this wine: 92 Points

  This is one of my favorite vintages of this wine. It has shown so many faces in the last few years and each time blows me away. Dark fruit, tobacco, cigar box, graphite, and Coco are all very present in this rich example of this wine. it is striking to taste this side-by-side with the 2017 which is also a lovely wine but so far different in character.

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  2/28/2024 - winchester-xi wrote:

  A tug of war going on between the slightly bitter tannins and the slightly sweet fruit. At present, the tannins are winning, though I think with time this will change. I’d recommend against opening now, but if you must, be sure to give it plenty of air.

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  2/6/2024 - JCGuthrie wrote: 92 Points

  Darker and denser than the 2015, this shows dark red and black fruit on the nose with hints of mineral, earth and that typical Chinon herbal character. Again, riper and more fruit-forward than the 2015, but still has a nice balance between fruit, herbs and acid. 92 now, with good potential for another point or so down the road.

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  11/17/2023 - Brent25 Likes this wine: 90 Points

  Clear pale ruby; clean medium plus nose of preserved red cherries, barnyard, yeast, soil and vegetal; dry; medium plus acidity; medium tannins; medium plus alcohol; medium plus body; medium plus flavour intensity; palate is tarter with addition of tar, leather and cocoa; long finish; drink now or in 5 years; definitely a funky, grown up wine - reminds me of Pearl Morissette; difficult to drink without food

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  9/26/2023 - jhbrower1 Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Revisited this recently as part of quite a good lineup and it was wine of the night. Needed an hour+ of air to really shine, but then lovely red fruit, balanced but quite present pyrazines, just starting to show some umami tertiary flavors. Delicate but with pleasant grip. Years and years of life left, I'm sure, but already a pleasure.

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