Rarely would we ever tell the truth. We wanted to hoard them for ourselves, or stash them away to drink with our
sommelier friends in-the-know. Well, Parcelle Picks is our big reveal. This is our selection of the hard-to-find,
ready-to-drink, sometimes well known, maybe obscure, and always limited wines we love most.
Call it a hit list, a daily deal, or whatever you like. It’s the best stuff we have right now—and at the best prices.
Chosen by sommeliers. Ready to drink now.
The best bottle on the list today.
Parcelle Picks
Olga Raffault, Chinon 'Les Piscasses' 2009
$72
Here’s a technical breakdown of what makes this wine so special: it comes from a south-facing, limestone slope on the greatest vineyard in Chinon, where Sylvie Raffault hand-harvests old vines, and ages the wines for many years in barrel and bottle before release.
Here’s what that boils down to: a savory, silky, mature red wine that is a benchmark for Loire cab franc.
Here's what you should know about it:
- The domaine is now run by Olga Raffault’s granddaughter, Sylvie.
- ‘Les Piscasses’ is the best vineyard in Chinon in the Loire Valley. There, the Raffaults organically farm old vines of cabernet franc.
- ‘Les Piscasses’ is only released when the Raffaults deem it ready to drink. The 2009 is now ready to go.
As sommeliers, we often get asked, “What’s the best wine on the list?”
