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2009 Olga Raffault Chinon Les Picasses
Cabernet Franc
- France
- Loire Valley
- Touraine
- Chinon
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Community Tasting Notes 58
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Gargantua wrote:
March 16, 2024 - Off a wine list with steak. Great, but didn't bring as much joy as the 2014 Couly-Dutheil Clos de l'Echo did recently. Made me wonder if this wine is in some transitional state, but in a busy restaurant it's never easy to focus.
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HandmadeHomemade Likes this wine:
February 14, 2024 - Decanted 3hrs. Pours a deep purple, developing, intense aromas of crushed chalk, bell pepper, fresh and cooked raspberry, black currant, tobacco, lilac, white pepper, dry earth, vanilla, and cedar. In the mouth, the wine is dry, med acid, med + tannins, med + body, med alc, pronounced intensity on the palate with a medium finish. Overall, very good, can drink now, but definitely would benefit from some time in the cellar (10+yrs). I'd say this is just starting to creep into the drinking window. Best on day three after rebottling, the fruit really came out and balanced with the floral notes of the wine.
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tjb12 Likes this wine: 94 points
January 4, 2024 - Super expressive after a 30 minute decant and over the next hour. Drinking really nicely
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MatsRahm Likes this wine: 89 points
November 14, 2023 - Nose: Blackcurrant, deep dark fruit.
Taste: Blackcurrant. Lots of tannins, but very well-integrated. A bit light. Short finish. -
LTTC wrote: 87 points
September 20, 2023 - (SYP) blind tasting. Guessed 2015 Loire Valley Cabernet Franc.
Noticeable notes of plastic and earthy herbs, along with vanilla and a hint of blue fruit and tobacco. It is delicate and red fruited on the palate.
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Pro Reviews 4
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By John Gilman
Jul/Aug 2023, Issue #106, The Annual Loire Valley Report Summer Of 2023, 7/1/2023(Chinon “les Picasses”- Domaine Olga Raffault) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Rebecca Gibb MW
Cabernet Franc: The Dark Days Are Over (Oct 2021), 10/1/2021 (link)(Domaine Olga Raffault Chinon Les Picasses Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Yohan Castaing
Loire Valley report YC, 2/4/2019 (link)(Domaine Olga Raffault, Les Picasses, Chinon, Loire, France, Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By John Gilman
Sep/Oct 2015, Issue #59, The Annual Loire Valley Report Vintages 2014, 2013 and a Bevy Of Older Bottles; Including Domaine Profiles on Coulée de Serrant, Moulin Touchais and Domaine Yannick Amirault(Chinon “les Picasses”- Domaine Olga Raffault) Subscribe to see review text.
Wine Definition
- Vintage 2009
- Type Red
- Producer Olga Raffault
- Varietal Cabernet Franc
- Designation n/a
- Vineyard Les Picasses
- Country France
- Region Loire Valley
- SubRegion Touraine
- Appellation Chinon
- UPC Codes 3760088150062, 3760088150154, 610373580520, 610373581138
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 5 (1%)
- In Cellars 446 (59%)
- Consumed 306 (40%)
Food Pairing
No food pairings available.
Who Likes This Wine
100% Like It 31 votes
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- ProducerOlga Raffault
- VarietyCabernet Franc
- VineyardLes Picasses
- CountryFrance
- RegionLoire Valley
- SubRegionTouraine
- AppellationChinon
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