Olga Raffault Chinon Les Picasses, Loire, France 2018 Case (6x750ml) Montepulciano - Sangiovese it offers as pure an

it offers as pure an expression of this terroir as I could image with huge notes of blackcurrants

Pale straw yellow with verdant highlights

For me this is the wine of the vintage

This wine has an alpine-like freshness

Made 100% with one of the traditional Corsican grape varieties

Olga Raffault Chinon Les Picasses, Loire, France 2018 Case (6x750ml) Montepulciano - Sangiovese it offers as pure anThe 2018 Les Picasses offers ripeness alongside finesse and elegance. Sourced from a 35 year old vineyard on clay limestone, it offers a gently creamy mid palate while remaining delicate in texture. Ripe strawberry fruit flavors meet wild herbs and the very merest note of pepper on the palate. Certainly now entering a drinking window, there is plenty of room in terms of both flavor development and its finely woven texture to allow this to develop over