2020 Olga Raffault Chinon Rose Loire, France
$20.00
100% 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 saigné. The fermentation takes place spontaneously with native yeasts in stainless steel tanks. The wine does not go through malolactic fermentation and is aged in tank as well. It is bottled with a light, non-sterile filtration in the spring following the vintage.
Specs
- Style Rosé
- Farming Practices Organic
- Grapes Cabernet Franc
- Food Pairings Roast White Meats, Meaty Fish, Fresh Seafood, Crunchy Greens, Fried Food, Aperitif
- Characteristics Flexes w/ Food, Red Fruit, Bright and Fresh