Olga Raffault Chinon Les Picasses 2008 LD25SALE Ntsiki Biyela made history as

Ntsiki Biyela made history as South Africa's first Black female winemaker

This storied Rioja family did not produce a Gran Reserva under the Cune label for many years

The Bronca sisters grow their own fruit in steep hillside vineyards around the villages of Conegliano and Valdobbiadene

and with 2018 now carrying some bottle age

From the distillary: Silky verdant green notes sing in delicious harmony with fresh aromatic herbs and a wonderfully fresh citrus finish

Olga Raffault Chinon Les Picasses 2008 LD25SALE Ntsiki Biyela made history asLes Picasses is one of the Loire's great vineyards, and Olga Raffault is the domaine that proved it. A south facing slope of clay over limestone tuffeau, it gives Cabernet Franc everything it needs at once: sun for ripeness, drainage, clay for flesh, chalk for structure. Raffault's mid slope vines are over fifty years old, farmed organically and fermented with indigenous yeast, then aged for years in big oak and chestnut foudres before more time in