Olga Raffault Chinon Blanc Champ Chenin 2014 Color:White Chinon Rose is never quite

Chinon Rose is never quite the wine we expect

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Mediterranean herbs

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Olga Raffault Chinon Blanc Champ Chenin 2014 Color:White Chinon Rose is never quiteOlga Raffault's wines are famous for their ability to age. However, they're less well known for sometimes being white. The Champ Chenin is a gorgeous reminder of both Olga's talents and Chenin Blanc's persistence if it's given time to develop in the cellar. Like all great aged Chenin, this wine has hardly lost a step of acidity and fruit, while waxy honeycomb and delicate herbs and earth notes have multiplied over the last decade