Olga Raffault Chinon Blanc Champ-Chenin 2014 CRV5 with Nebbiolo's unmistakable signature --

with Nebbiolo's unmistakable signature -- rose petal

vanilla and fudge melt away to reveal stewed pears

Balance :Intensely sweet like a dark Spanish dessert sherry

and he turned it into one of the most coveted single-vineyard wines on earth

brimming with strawberry aromatics and the delicate balance that defines natural winemaking done right

Olga Raffault Chinon Blanc Champ-Chenin 2014 CRV5 with Nebbiolo's unmistakable signature --Almost nobody makes white Chinon. The appellation is famous for Cabernet Franc, and the sliver of Chenin Blanc planted there gets grown mostly out of stubbornness and tradition. Olga Raffault is one of Chinon's most quietly legendary names, a domaine run by Sylvie Raffault with her husband Eric and son Arnaud, farming organically and fermenting with indigenous yeast. Champ Chenin comes off the tuffeau, the soft chalky limestone that runs under the