2019 Olga Raffault Chinon Les Peuilles Caros Wines NZ

While stocks last. An extra special discount for Xmas. A leading single-vineyard red from a natural Cabernet Franc producer in the Loire Valley. Les Peuilles is a special site for this small family operation, a "lieu dit" on a pleateau near the village of Beaumont-En-Véron, where the soils are of flinty clay rather than limestone. The grapes are hand harvested then fermented naturally, after which they spend 6-12 months on traditional large format vessels of old oak and chestnut. With a subtle generosity but plenty of poise and minerality,...