Jean-Maurice Raffault Les Picasses 2020

Red
Chinon, France
6.6
WineSaint

Brooding and muscular, with blackberry and graphite wrapped in austere tannins. The structure dominates now, but mineral depth and tobacco hints suggest this has the backbone for serious development. Give it until 2028.

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Jean-Maurice Raffault

A long-established Chinon estate producing Cabernet Franc across multiple lieu-dits, from light gravel-bed rosé and village-level reds to serious single-parcel bottlings with genuine aging potential.