Olga Raffault, Cabernet Franc, Chinon Rosé, Loire Valley, France 2025 organic of higher altitude

of higher altitude

and raw vegetables

the third generation of a family dedicated to producing the most refined expressions of this long-cultivated terrior

Gentle pressing at low-pressure to extract press core only

and independence of the individual

Olga Raffault, Cabernet Franc, Chinon Rosé, Loire Valley, France 2025 organic of higher altitude100% Cabernet Franc. Raffault uses 50% certified organic estate fruit (from sandy, gravelly, flat parcels along the Vienne) and sources the other 50% from a neighboring grower in conversion to organic farming. All of the wine is made from hand harvested fruit in the Raffault cellar. Half of the fruit is pressed directly as whole clusters and the other half is saigne. The fermentation takes place spontaneously with native yeasts in stainless steel