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Manage Subscriptions1985 Olga Raffault Chinon Les Picasses
Cabernet Franc
- France
- Loire Valley
- Touraine
- Chinon
Community Tasting Notes 73
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andtheodor wrote: flawed
April 7, 2023 - Some ullage and a rotten, semi-petrified cork. The wine itself has collapsed into a compost heap.
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SoundinBetween Likes this wine:
December 26, 2020 - 2018 ex-cellar bottle. Intense nose of very dank earth, cherry pit, carob, herbs, wet leaves with a hint of baking spice. Evolves nicely over 2 hours, with lengthy plum, earth, raspberry, pepper flavors and quite smooth tannins. Drinking beautifully on the second day with very little discernible oxidation, excellent overall.
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VDLT Wine wrote:
November 5, 2020 - Two bottles from a restaurant wine list - the first was very good but clearly on the downward slope. The second was imbalanced. The acidity was overt and it just seemed tired.
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Sotto325 wrote: 92 points
October 23, 2020 - Just perfect now! Singing the right notes now as this lighter bodied Version of the 1990 unfolds a more sophisticated mouth feel and integration of flavors than the wonderful 1989. But it also lacks the greater complexity and richness of the 1989. Darker garnet with an unfolding franc nose, it requires no decant but can use slo ox for an hour to let free the bretty aromas. Held its own well, with some typical barnyard, but juicy soft acids holding dark and tart cherry, lots offP moist soil, woody oak scents and a hint of smoke. Drink now as the fruit will subside soon.
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prof b wrote: 93 points
July 18, 2020 - The cork on this was bottle was stained most of the way up with mold on the top. Regardless, the durand easily removed the cork. An initial overpowering funk blew off in a few minutes to reveal a nicely mature Loire CF. Funky barnyard with tertiary elements. Not a perfect wine, but exactly what this wine should be. Excellent.
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By John Gilman
May/Jun 2023, Issue #105, In Praise Of Properly-Aged Loire Valley Red Wines, 5/1/2023(Chinon “les Picasses”- Domaine Olga Raffault) Subscribe to see review text.
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Sep/Oct 2019, Issue #83, Recently- Tasted Loire Valley Wines The First 2018s and a Bevy of 2017s and Older Wines(Chinon “les Picasses”- Domaine Olga Raffault) Subscribe to see review text.
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Wine Definition
- Vintage 1985
- Type Red
- Producer Olga Raffault
- Varietal Cabernet Franc
- Designation n/a
- Vineyard Les Picasses
- Country France
- Region Loire Valley
- SubRegion Touraine
- Appellation Chinon
- UPC Code 3760088150024
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 0 (0%)
- In Cellars 159 (43%)
- Consumed 213 (57%)
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- ProducerOlga Raffault
- VarietyCabernet Franc
- VineyardLes Picasses
- CountryFrance
- RegionLoire Valley
- SubRegionTouraine
- AppellationChinon
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