Olga Raffault

Les Picasses Chinon Cabernet Franc

9.11938 ratings
9.2623 pro ratings
Chinon, Touraine, Loire Valley, France
Cabernet Franc
Exotic Spices, Baking Spices, Hard Cheese, Blue Cheese, Chili & Hot Spicy, Pungent Cheese, Potato, White Rice, Herbs, Tomato-Based, Pasta, Mushrooms, Onion, Shallot, Garlic, Salami & Prosciutto, Beef, Soft Cheese, Chicken, Lamb, Turkey, Pork, Duck, Venison
Top Notes For
Austin Hohnke

Another outstanding Picasses that is far more accessible in its youth. Open but with more muscle, austerity, and brooding fruit than the ‘14. Need to revise my other rating up rather than this down.

Another outstanding Picasses that is far more accessible in its youth. Open but with more muscle, austerity, and brooding fruit than the ‘14. Need to revise my other rating up rather than this down.

Mar 8th, 2024
Austin Hohnke

Worth a check in at 10 years. Always an outstanding nose. Needed hours of air and still pretty shy, fruit in particular is closed. Paired with NY strip tonight. Have half a case left of this vintage and will check in again in a couple years.

Worth a check in at 10 years. Always an outstanding nose. Needed hours of air and still pretty shy, fruit in particular is closed. Paired with NY strip tonight. Have half a case left of this vintage and will check in again in a couple years.

Feb 25th, 2024
Matt Perlman

Cork taint. First bad bottle of these that I can recall. Too bad as it’s an all-timer of a vintage

Cork taint. First bad bottle of these that I can recall. Too bad as it’s an all-timer of a vintage

Feb 4th, 2024
Chris MacLean

One of the best vintages I’ve tried of this stuff

One of the best vintages I’ve tried of this stuff

Dec 3rd, 2023
Matt Perlman

Drinking beautifully. Blackberry, strawberry, musky earth, pepper, anise. Should hold just fine

Drinking beautifully. Blackberry, strawberry, musky earth, pepper, anise. Should hold just fine

Nov 22nd, 2023
Lyn Farmer

What a lovely wine! Lots of violet, forest floor, thyme, red cherry, black cherry, cassis, vanilla, clove, forest floor, dried rose, dried blackberry. The wine has an abundance of flavor but has a lot of finesse - it’s medium bodied with real elegance on the palate. Lovely tertiary qualities being to emerge - this is delightful.

What a lovely wine! Lots of violet, forest floor, thyme, red cherry, black cherry, cassis, vanilla, clove, forest floor, dried rose, dried blackberry. The wine has an abundance of flavor but has a lot of finesse - it’s medium bodied with real elegance on the palate. Lovely tertiary qualities being to emerge - this is delightful.

Nov 3rd, 2023
Peter Sultan

Riper & more dimensional than previous ‘ young’ vintages I’ve had from Raffault, & no cork taint obviously. A note to self that these can be delicious & reasonably priced when bought upon release. Plenty of bright red fruit, a brambly rose petal layer in secondary notes, & enough snap crackle pop in its low tannin body to keep it delicious. I didn’t go deep with Baudry but I did with Raffault despite its rep for faulty wines as they age- but I am excited by the promise here. May my ‘07s age gracefully…

Riper & more dimensional than previous ‘ young’ vintages I’ve had from Raffault, & no cork taint obviously. A note to self that these can be delicious & reasonably priced when bought upon release. Plenty of bright red fruit, a brambly rose petal layer in secondary notes, & enough snap crackle pop in its low tannin body to keep it delicious. I didn’t go deep with Baudry but I did with Raffault despite its rep for faulty wines as they age- but I am excited by the promise here. May my ‘07s age gracefully…

May 23rd, 2023
Jae Cho

In a sweet spot. Open them if you got ‘m.

In a sweet spot. Open them if you got ‘m.

Apr 15th, 2023
Justin Bothur

Infanticide.

Infanticide.

Mar 9th, 2023
Cathy Corison

Owner/Winemaker Corison Winery

9.1

Pretty. Lovely quaff

Pretty. Lovely quaff

Jan 17th, 2023