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The Saurel family has farmed vines around Gigondas since 1821
East exposure in the Côte de Nuits means morning sun and afternoon shade
The Gabutti cru
Twelve and a half hectares in all
The Rapuzzis went the other direction
Olga Raffault Chinon Les Picasses 2020 Cognac The Saurel family has farmedThe Land Most Chinon that reaches America grows on sand and gravel terraces near the Vienne, which is why the appellation carries a reputation for light, chillable Cabernet Franc. Les Picasses is the argument against that reputation. The parcel climbs a fairly steep slope up from the riverbank, and the soil is alluvial clay over a chalk limestone base, the tuffeau that runs beneath all of Touraine. Clay holds water and slows ripening; the limestone