Olga Raffault

Les Picasses Chinon Cabernet Franc

8.99 ratings
9.33 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
Gregory Fulchiero

Benchmark wine. Delicious and integrated crunchy green fruit mellowing out with time. Dangerously easy to sip.

Benchmark wine. Delicious and integrated crunchy green fruit mellowing out with time. Dangerously easy to sip.

Aug 1st, 2021
Austin Hohnke

Simply a stunning 17 year old half bottle! There are very few wines that deliver such pleasure and complexity at this price point. Les Picasses consistently offers satisfaction but in superb vintages it dazzles. Great freshness and tension with acidity and tannin balanced in a fine spot. Cherries fallen from the tree, cedar, green peppercorns, and forest floor. Glad I’ve got a couple more of these as it will likely hold this peak for another five years.

Simply a stunning 17 year old half bottle! There are very few wines that deliver such pleasure and complexity at this price point. Les Picasses consistently offers satisfaction but in superb vintages it dazzles. Great freshness and tension with acidity and tannin balanced in a fine spot. Cherries fallen from the tree, cedar, green peppercorns, and forest floor. Glad I’ve got a couple more of these as it will likely hold this peak for another five years.

Feb 6th, 2021
Jae Cho

Just ripe cherries, pomegranate, pencil shavings and slight tobacco. Slightly more generous than 2014 w same silky texture. From a split.

Just ripe cherries, pomegranate, pencil shavings and slight tobacco. Slightly more generous than 2014 w same silky texture. From a split.

Jan 7th, 2021
Jason Gelman

heavy pencil shavings and cigar smoke on the nose. black olive and green bell pepper too. color is definitely what you’d expect in a 20 year old wine. palate is consistent with nose, very bordeaux-lite. heavy cigar box. a lot of olive and herb tapenade character. some black pepper on the finish too. very savory overall.

heavy pencil shavings and cigar smoke on the nose. black olive and green bell pepper too. color is definitely what you’d expect in a 20 year old wine. palate is consistent with nose, very bordeaux-lite. heavy cigar box. a lot of olive and herb tapenade character. some black pepper on the finish too. very savory overall.

Feb 5th, 2023
Bonnie Chu

Akiko bday!

Akiko bday!

Oct 1st, 2022
Alex Gordon

Subtle and light but tasty

Subtle and light but tasty

Sep 27th, 2021
J Choi
9.3

Glad there’s a few more

Glad there’s a few more

Sep 19th, 2021
O Why
7.0

O had this 2 years ago

O had this 2 years ago

Jan 20th, 2022
Bonnie Chu

Bonnie had this 2 years ago

Bonnie had this 2 years ago

Oct 11th, 2021
J Choi

J had this a year ago

J had this a year ago

Nov 21st, 2022