Les Picasses 2014 - Laurent Lebled

Les Picasses  - Laurent Leblede 

Les Picasses is a red wine from the Loire Valley, produced in Chinon from 100% Cabernet Franc grapes grown in the renowned Les Picasses vineyard. It authentically expresses the character of the terroir and the artisanal philosophy of Laurent Lebled, shared with his daughter Barbara at their winery in Saint-Aignan, Touraine. The grapes are destemmed and undergo a long maceration of approximately one month in fiberglass tanks, with regular punch-downs, followed by two years of aging in the same vessels. Made without added sulfites, this dry, medium-bodied wine is characterized by intense dark fruit aromas, delicate mineral and chalky notes, and well-balanced tannins. It is an elegant, profound, and authentic Cabernet Franc that naturally expresses the terroir of Chinon.

Service

We recommend tasting it at a 16/18° temperature in tulipes. 

Pairing

This wine is marvelously accompanies second courses of meat, to be tried with a lamb cutlet at the bowl.

Cellar: Barbara Lebled 

Barbara Lebled is a young and enterprising winemaker located in Saint-Aignane, a commune in the Touraine department, in central Loire. Barbara built her skills and her passion for vines and wine by working side by side with her father Laurente. The turning point came in 2019, when the father bought 10 hectares of vineyards and a cellar from a retired vigneron, and proposed to Barbara not only to help him manage the cellar, but also to cultivate about 3 hectares of vineyards to launch her own project. Barbara's choice is towards organic farming, and in the vineyard we find almost all the ampelographic complexity of the central Loire: from Gamay to Côt. Few fertilizers in the field (only organic and essentially recycled from the vine), low yields, winter grassing, spring harrowing and of course… no synthetic chemistry! In the cellar Barbara does not follow pre-packaged recipes. Each cuvée, each terroir, each grape variety, each blend and each vintage has its own story. What unites the approach of each wine is instead the rejection of corrective oenology. Indigenous yeasts for the fermentations, carbonic macerations, very limited use of sulphites, and no forced clarification. Thus was born a kaleidoscope of bottles, colors and interpretations, united by a great expressive spontaneity and a rare gustatory energy. The first vintage is that of 2019, with the wine called "Gamay Sans Toi".