Rodolphe Raffault in Cave Monplaisir It was 9:58 on a sunny April morning, when Rodolphe Raffault arrived in his car as I was knocking on the door of Cave Monplaisir, his barrel aging cellar and tasting room in Loire Valley’s Chinon appellation. “Bonjour,” he said with a welcoming voice as I...
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2 comments
rodolphe raffault
September 5, 2016 at 3:59 am
I’m very proud that you like our Chinon’s wine, thank you to speak about our appellation, where the winemakers increase the quality since more than15 years:
many winegrowers work hard in the vineyard, they grow low yield and also I think that the weather is changing with global warning… when bad news become an advantage for the northern europe’s vineyard…
See you soon with pleasure in the next years to taste the new years of Clos de l’Hospice and to have a look about non-sulfite wines after aging!
Gbrntrgr
October 23, 2016 at 2:47 pm
I recently found a bottle of the Raffault Les Picasses ’79 on the shelf at a local wine shop (guessing it was a recent Chateau release). I was blown away by the elegance, structure and fruit. Falling in love with the wines of Raffault is easy!