2021 Olga Raffault Chinon Les Barnabes Country_Mexico and oak character

and oak character

"Inviting aromas of dark berries

with a signature lift and varietal purity

Paul Cinquin—a former semi-professional cyclist who set aside his bicycle to return to the farm like his father and grandfather before him—now works with his son Franck to continue the family tradition

orange oil and white flowers mingled with notions of mocha

2021 Olga Raffault Chinon Les Barnabes Country_Mexico and oak characterProducer: Olga Raffault Region: Chinon, Touraine, Loire, France Varietal: Cabernet Franc Year: 2021 Winemaker Notes: "Les Barnabs stands apart from Raffault's other main sites, Les Picasses and Les Peuilles, still in the Vron region but far to the west and downhill on a plain of alluvial soils near the Loire River. The sandy, gravelly site yields a lighter style of Cabernet Franc more approachable with less aging compared to the other two. Like