Olga Raffault Chinon Blanc Champ-Chenin 2014 CS20230929 The wines are ethereal yet

The wines are ethereal yet powerful—expressions of place that rival the greatest wines of Burgundy while remaining uniquely Patagonian

this Chardonnay comes from an 11-acre block planted in 1997 on calcite-weathered alluvial sand

Nearly two decades of age have softened the wine's assertive character

and texture

Olga Raffault Chinon Blanc Champ-Chenin 2014 CS20230929 The wines are ethereal yetAlmost 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