View From the Cellar

• By John Gilman
  May/Jun 2023, Issue #105, In Praise Of Properly-Aged Loire Valley Red Wines

  (Chinon “les Picasses”- Domaine Olga Raffault) Login and sign up and see review text.

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• By Jancis Robinson, MW
  3/30/2017, (See more on JancisRobinson.com...)

  (Olga Raffault, Les Picasses Chinon Red) Subscribe to see review text.

View From the Cellar

• By John Gilman
  Jan/Feb 2017, Issue #67, The 2015 Vintage In the Loire Valley (Part Two) and Plenty of Older Chinon Notes

  (Chinon “les Picasses”- Domaine Olga Raffault) Login and sign up and see review text.

• By John Gilman
  Sep/Oct 2008, Issue #17, The Loire Valley Addendum

  (Chinon “les Picasses”- Domaine Olga Raffault) Login and sign up and see review text.

• By John Gilman
  Jul/Aug 2006, Issue #4, Loire Valley Magic: France’s Greatest Red and White Wine Values

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Rockss and Fruit

• By Lyle Fass
  8/27/2005, (See more on Rockss and Fruit...)

  (Olga Raffault Chinon "Les Picasses") One of the most legendary bottlings of the Loire Valley and to my palate the '89 is the greatest one ever. Devastatingly funky nose of barnyard, cherry fruit, exotic spices, touch of brett, leather, herbs & huge minerality. Very nuanced and constantly changing. Soft and lush in the mouth with wonderfully fresh fruit and ripe tannins. The fruit is very red and is intermingled with lots of spice. Touch of some unresolved structure in the finish but time will resolve that.