Domaine Olga Raffault
2021 Chinon AOC La Cuvée OR, le Chenin des Picasses
Le Chenin des Picasses has a richer, fleshy texture and perceived sweetness (despite fermenting dry) that drinks gorgeously now but will clearly age like a tortoise. Aromatically it is smoky and more honeyed, filled with dried-fruit character, polished by oak, with Chenin’s wonderful medicinal herb notes, a touch of absinthe and white pepper joining the medley.
Region: Chinon, Loire Valley
Appellation: Chinon AOC
Varietal/Blend: 100% Chenin Blanc
ABV: 12.9%
Vineyard & Vine Age: Le Chenin des Picasses comes from the famed clay-limestone slope on the Chinon plateau.
Cellar: The wine draws its olfactory complexity from its clay-limestone slopes, fermented and aged at lower temperatures of 16°C for over 12 months in old 600L oak barrels, introducing more air and lees contact to the wine, which receives frequent bâtonnage. Fewer than 2,000 bottles are produced.
CSPC: 123296
Winemakers Note: []
What the Critics are saying: []
Region: Chinon, Loire Valley
Appellation: Chinon AOC
Le Chenin des Picasses has a richer, fleshy texture and perceived sweetness (despite fermenting dry) that drinks gorgeously now but will clearly age like a tortoise. Aromatically it is smoky and more honeyed, filled with dried-fruit character, polished by oak, with Chenin’s wonderful medicinal herb notes, a touch of absinthe and white pepper joining the medley.
TECHNICAL INFO
Varietal/Blend: 100% Chenin Blanc
ABV: 12.9%
Vineyard: Le Chenin des Picasses comes from the famed clay-limestone slope on the Chinon plateau.
Cellar: The wine draws its olfactory complexity from its clay-limestone slopes, fermented and aged at lower temperatures of 16°C for over 12 months in old 600L oak barrels, introducing more air and lees contact to the wine, which receives frequent bâtonnage. Fewer than 2,000 bottles are produced.
CSPC: 123296
Winemakers Note: []
What the Critics are saying: []
Giovanni Autuori
Calgary + Alberta South
T: 403-971-1898
E: giovanni@vinoalvino.ca
Joe Gurba
Edmonton + Alberta North
T: 780-203-5284
E: joeg@vinoalvino.ca
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TECHNICAL INFO
Country: France
Region: Chinon, Loire Valley
Appellation: Chinon AOC
Climate:
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Varietal/Blend: 100% Chenin Blanc
Fermentation: Spontaneous fermentation with native yeasts in old oak puncheons.
Ageing:
Vineyard & Vine Age: Bull Swamp and Manilla vineyards in Baw Baw Shire. The vines were planted in 1961 and and 1964 respectively.
ABV: 12.9%
Produced Cases: 50
CSPC: 123296
Calgary + Alberta South
Andrew Stewart
403-604-0408
andrew@vinoalvino.ca
Edmonton + Alberta North
Joe Gurba
780-203-5284
joe@vinoalvino.ca
Saskatoon + Saskatchewan South
Kerrie Gavin
306-290-0277
kerrie@vinoalvino.ca
