Domaine Olga RaffaultLes Picasses Chinon
Red wine
This wine is composed of 100% of the grape variety Cabernet Franc.
This wine generally goes well with pork, poultry or beef.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Les Picasses Chinon of Domaine Olga Raffault in the region of Loire Valley often reveals types of flavors of cherry, oaky or smoke and sometimes also flavors of apples, earthy or blackberry.
Food and wine pairings with Les Picasses Chinon
Pairings that work perfectly with Les Picasses Chinon
Original food and wine pairings with Les Picasses Chinon
The Les Picasses Chinon of Domaine Olga Raffault matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of couscous without couscous maker, whiskey paupiettes or duck breast with balsamic vinegar.
Details and technical informations about Domaine Olga Raffault's Les Picasses Chinon.
Discover the grape variety: Cabernet franc
Supple, fragrant reds with fine tannins and vibrant freshness, showing raspberry, violet, green pepper, pencil lead and gentle spice aromas. Star of the Loire as a single variety (Chinon, Bourgueil, Saumur-Champigny) and of the right bank of Bordeaux in blends (Cheval Blanc at 60%). Also in semi-dry Anjou rosés. A historic Bordeaux variety, parent of Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Carmenère.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Les Picasses Chinon from Domaine Olga Raffault are 1982, 1993, 1979, 1990 and 1989.
Informations about the Domaine Olga Raffault
The Domaine Olga Raffault is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 7 wines for sale in the of Chinon to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Chinon
Northern limit of Cabernet Franc in France on the south bank of the Loire in Touraine: velvety, balanced reds with aromas of strawberry, raspberry, cherry, blackcurrant and sweet spices (vanilla, cinnamon), supple tannins and digestible freshness. Light, fruity wines from gravel soils, more structured and mineral tuffeau wines suited to ageing. Also lively rosés and rare Chenin whites. Touraine AOC west of Tours, one of France's northernmost red appellations, from everyday to age-worthy bottles.
The wine region of Loire Valley
Kingdom of lively, dry whites and fine sparklers. Mineral, taut Sauvignon Blanc (Sancerre, Pouilly-Fumé) with citrus and gunflint notes. Multiform Chenin Blanc (Vouvray, Savennières, Layon): straight dry, floral off-dry or noble sweet honey-quince. Saline, iodised Muscadet (Melon B.
The word of the wine: Girl
Equivalent of the Lyon pot with a capacity of 29 cl.
