Helped by her husband, Eric de la Vigerie, Sylvie, the granddaughter of Olga Raffault, is restoring the reputation of the 24-hectare estate located on the renowned terroirs of Chinon. Highly acclaimed in the 80s and 90s, the estate's wines are rediscovering their elegance and intensity.
On the sandy-gravel plains, one appreciates the red fruit of the “Les Barnabés” cuvée. Produced on clay-siliceous plateaus, the “Les Peuilles” cuvée reveals itself to be more intense and developed. Coming from clay-limestone hillsides, the ripe black fruit of the “Les Picasses” cuvée is built for aging... On these same hillsides, the oldest plots are reserved for the "Singulière," the object of all their attention and the result of a two-year maturation process...
In organic conversion since 2013, the Domaine Raffault favors traditional farming methods that dictate the true expression of the terroir—the very identity of the soil, microclimate, and grape variety. An estate to discover or rediscover...