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a tributary north of Tours — where a catastrophic frost in 1956 wiped out most of the vineyards and many were never replanted

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Olga Raffault Chinon Les Picasses 2009 web-unpublished Each is as unique asChinon rewards patience, and Olga Raffault has always been happy to do the waiting for you. Les Picasses is the domaine's flagship: a south facing slope of clay over limestone tuffeau, planted to Cabernet Franc vines over fifty years old, farmed organically and fermented with indigenous yeast. The wine spends years in large oak and chestnut foudres and then more years in bottle before release. The 2009 was a warm, generous vintage in the Loire, which