Olga Raffault Chinon Les Picasses 2020 spirits-template undiluted (Genshu) Junmai sake from

undiluted (Genshu) Junmai sake from Chiyo Shuzo in Nara

The liqueur is floral and aromatic and perfect with soda as an Aperitivo

A significant milestone for the estate

The Descombes family's Domaine Passy le Clou has rocketed up the Chablis rankings since taking the reins in 2017

and 777 clones

Olga Raffault Chinon Les Picasses 2020 spirits-template undiluted (Genshu) Junmai sake fromLes Picasses is the flagship single vineyard Cabernet Franc from Olga Raffault, one of Chinon's most quietly legendary multi generational estates. The mid slope vines on south facing chalky clay limestone are over fifty years old, farmed organically, and the wine is aged for two to three years in large foudres of oak and chestnut (typically 30 50 hectoliters) before further bottle age. The 2020 shows the structured, slow evolving profile Picasses is