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| Community Tasting Notes (average 90 pts. and median of 90 pts. in 27 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by TDV on 1/20/2024 & rated 91 points: Not particularly profound or sophisticated but very typical and characterful. Grilled meat, iodine, dark fruit, pepper. (153 views) | | | Tasted by aChave on 5/3/2018 & rated 92 points: Good depth for a lighter vintage. Open 4 hours in advance, with 1 of those hours in the decanter. Good balance; drinks somewhat like a Chateauneuf with some Syrah in the mix? Well made; very enjoyable. (2088 views) | | | Tasted by Mads Eriksen on 3/25/2018 & rated 90 points: Flot duft uden meget frugt, men med tydelig nordrhone profil. Meget kompleks og i fin balance. Kort eftersmag. (2059 views) | | | Tasted by lkilpio on 5/28/2017 & rated 93 points: This is a very refined and balanced medium/full-bodied wine that is in an excellent phase at the moment. The tannins have already softened, but the fruitiness has not faded. The aromas and flavors of smoke, bacon, tobacco leave and ripe dark berries are intensive and impressive, but never exaggerating or banal. (2897 views) | | | Tasted by VinConnect Inc. on 2/26/2016 & rated 88 points: A pleasant spicy and herbal nose with a moderate amount of dark fruit and lightly smoked meat. Evident oxidative aging suggests this wine is at its peak and fading. The concentration of fruit on the palate has faded a little, but with the high acid and a touch of grippy tannin, this wine is definitely still a pleasing CR from a difficult vintage and should be consumed within the next two years. (4161 views) | | | Tasted by Eric Anderson on 1/6/2016: Disappointing, as was the first bottle of this wine. Yes, it has fruit, but that's about all. Moderate-to-light tannins, and almost no complexity at all. Very simple wine. I figured the first bottle was maybe "off", but it appears there's no there, there with this wine. (3892 views) | | | Tasted by Raage on 10/30/2015 & rated 90 points: Fort déçu a l'ouverture, j'ai tout de me revu mon impression globale le lendemain.
Je pense qu'il est encore un peu jeune. De prime abord, le vin s'est montré horriblement boisé, artificiel, pas en place, discordant. Bien aéré, il s'est homogénéisé, le fruit (joli cassis) s'est développé, et la matière fine et acidulé s'est débarrassé des oripeaux boisés. Le vin a fini par afficher une certaine puissance, du coffre, malgré sa matiere fine et ciselée.
A carafer deux heures au moins, et sans doute a garder encore deux ans.
Pour info, ce côté rotie 2008, faible millesime en rhone nord, était l'unique cuvee du domaine, qui en compte plusieurs habituellement, le vigneron ayant préféré tout assembler pour sauver les meubles. Cela semble réussi sur ce delicat exercice.
90/91+ (2581 views) | | | Tasted by gregg g on 8/1/2015: Black pepper, savory, herbal...just pure CR. A bit diffuse and lighter bodied than I like, but still showing great flavors. While it may not have the depth of greater vintages, it certainly is unmistakably Cote Rotie and drinking well right now. Likely, will drink my remaining btls within a few years. (3014 views) | | | Tasted by GEL Wines on 2/9/2015 & rated 89 points: Decanted two hours before. Surprisingly light. Low tannins, crunchy black fruit, reasonably complex. Not obviously syrah. Ready to drink. (2562 views) | | | Tasted by Drankard on 12/9/2014 & rated 90 points: A sappy, soft, mid-weight wine with dark berry flavors braced by decent minerality and structure. Drink up! (2061 views) | | | Tasted by ucbeau on 8/17/2014: Possible bad bottle. Opened about 2 hours prior to serving. The nose is all developed aromas, no fruit at all. Leather, iron, maybe even a touch of brett. On the palate it's dense and chewy, very tannic and again lacking any sort of fruit. Leather and dusty soil, dried herb. I expected more complexity and nuance from a Cote Rotie, this one seemed to be dead on arrival. (2136 views) | | | Tasted by scott w on 7/10/2014 & rated 86 points: Good floral earthy nose, palate not just light but very hollow from start to finish. Pretty disapointed but I think it was not a great year anyways. (2177 views) | | | Tasted by ovenmitt on 6/24/2014 & rated 90 points: Floral notes mixed with red and blue berries. Some pepper notes on the palate. Starts with blue fruit and evolved to more bright red cherry over time. Not big but well balanced and very enjoyable. (1990 views) | | | Tasted by VinoPKM on 2/1/2014 & rated 90 points: A solid Syrah- good fruit, spice, black pepper and some meat. I don't think I could have guessed this as N. Rhone, but I do like it and was definitely a Syrah. Improved with air and was tasty. (2222 views) | | | Tasted by breadandwine on 12/2/2013 & rated 90 points: Good. Light style of Côte Rôtie. Nice and elegant finish. Soft, well integrated tannins. Well balanced, flavours of plums, dark fruit, blueberries and dark chocolate. (2647 views) | | | Tasted by JSOL on 2/16/2013 & rated 87 points: light, feminine, spicy, tell-tale apricot on nose, also hints of strawberry. really quite oaky - quite light clean oak. not my cup of tea. (2747 views) | | | Tasted by rjonwine@gmail.com on 4/27/2012 & rated 90 points: 2012 Hospice du Rhone Grand Tastings; 4/27/2012-4/28/2012 (Hospice du Rhone, Paso Robles, California): Dark red violet color; mature, baked black fruit nose; tart black fruit, baked black fruit, baked berry, oak palate; medium-plus finish 90+ points (4019 views) | | | Tasted by Yagil on 11/6/2010 & rated 89 points: pleasant wine of a mediocre year (2349 views) | | | Tasted by Burgundy Al on 9/11/2010: Ogier Cellar Visit and Tasting (Côte-Rôtie): Tasting at winery. Black cherry, black pepper and anise on nose. Moderate fruit and spice on palate. Most likely a young drinking Côte-Rôtie. (3744 views) | | | Tasted by rjag on 3/1/2010: Berry Bros 2008 Rhone tasting (1 Great George Street, London): Like La Rosine, but more so on nose. More intense and tannic on palate. It needs the spicy oak and tannins to integrate, but it could be very good once they do. (4002 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
| By Josh Raynolds
Vinous, January/February 2010, IWC Issue #148
(Domaine Michel and Stephane Ogier Cote Rotie) Subscribe to see review text. | By Richard Jennings
RJonWine.com (4/27/2012)
(Michel & Stéphane Ogier Côte-Rôtie) Dark red violet color; mature, baked black fruit nose; tart black fruit, baked black fruit, baked berry, oak palate; medium-plus finish 90+ points 90 points |
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| Michel & Stéphane Ogier Producer Website - Read about Michel and Stephane Ogier Cote Rotie
Source: VinConnect (VinConnect.com)
History has shown that good things happen in the Northern Rhône when growers put on the winemaking hat. Like many people of the region, the Ogier family were polycultural farmers for generations. Included in their repertoire were exceptional grapes planted on the steep slopes of Côte Rôtie. For many years, they sold their production to négociant Marcel Guigal until the day that Michel Ogier decided to make and bottle his own wine. Now 30 years later, Ogier d’Ampuis has established a reputation that rivals even the grandest, most established producers in the region. Stéphane began taking over winemaking responsibilities from his father in the late 1990s after finishing oenology school in Burgundy. Following his father’s philosophy, he has relentlessly taken great care to produce the best wines possible but also is a dynamic force for change,
expanding the estate and experimenting with various vinification techniques.
“One of France’s most brilliant small artisanal wineries… Ogier’s wines just keep getting better and better, so if you haven’t yet jumped on the Ogier bandwagon, it’s time to do so.” –Robert Parker
“Every vintage is different, so I tend to work a little different each year. All the work we do is geared towards making the difference in the end. Perhaps we can see an evolution of the domaine style and at the same time keep the Ogier style of wines developed by my father– the true expression of the terroir by finesse and delicacy.” –Stéphane Ogier
Syrah Varietal article (Wikipedia) | (Wines Northwest)
Note that some producers in the Northern Rhone distinguish between simply Syrah and "Serine", the latter described as ‘an ancient clone of Syrah, the berries of which are more oval-shaped and less deeply pigmented than Syrah’ by producer Tardieu-Laurent. France Vins de France (Office National Interprofessionnel des Vins ) | Pages Vins, Directory of French Winegrowers | French Wine (Wikipedia)
Wine Scholar Guild vintage ratings
2018 vintage: "marked by a wet spring, a superb summer and a good harvest"
2019 vintage reports
2021: "From a general standpoint, whether for white, rosé or red wines, 2021 is a year marked by quality in the Rhône Valley Vineyards. Structured, elegant, fresh and fruity will be the main keywords for this new vintage."
2022 harvest: idealwine.info | wine-searcher.comRhône Guide to the wines, wineries and appellations in the Rhone Valley The Rhône Valley/Le Vins de la Vallée du Rhône (Comité Interprofession des vins AOC Côtes et vallée du Rhône)
### Wine Scholar Guild's Rhône valley vintage charts & ratings ###Northern Rhône Guide to the wines and appellations of the Northern Rhone Valley -
The Rhône Valley/Le Vins de la Vallée du Rhône (Comité Interprofession des vins AOC Côtes et vallée du Rhône)
Regional History:
Phocaean Greeks established viticulture in the Rhone as far back as 600 BC, but until the 14th century the wines were not seen outside the region. The establishment of the Avignonese Papacy (1305-1377) brought fame to the region's wine-so much so that their Burgundian neighbors to the north banned wines from the Rhone in 1446, a measure that effectively cut off trade with England and other Northern European markets for over 200 years. Stretching southward from Lyon to just south of Avignon, the Rhone produces a wide variety of wines, with the appellations north of Valence producing the least (in volume), and the towns south of Montelimar producing prodigious amounts. As in other regions, the most interesting wines come from small farms. Saint-Joseph, in the northern Rhone, extends for some distance between Condrieu in the north to Saint-Peray in the south. The reds are made from Syrah and the rare whites from Marsanne and Roussanne, and Viognier.
### 2017 vintage ###
"The first red wines already tasted in the Northern Rhône promise a beautiful vintage, with a quality close to the 2015 or even the 2009 vintage" - NEWRHÔNE MILLESIMESCôte-Rôtie Guide to Cote Rotie - Read about the Northern Rhone Valley
• The Appellation cover three communes - Saint-Cyr-sur-Rhône, Ampuis and Tupin-Semons - on the right Rhône river bank, within the Rhône "département".
• Soils : In the northern part of the vineyard, the Côte Brune, consists of extremely steep, terraced slopes of ferruginous mica schists which are covered with schist sand (arzel).The Côte Blonde has a varied geology with gneiss and granite predominating at the most southern side of the appellation.
• Climate : tempered continental. Dry, hot summers and frequent rainfalls during the other seasons. History : one of the oldest vineyards in France, first developed by the Romans. It is said that during the Middle Ages, "The Seigneur de Maugiron" bequeathed a hillside to each of his daughters, one was brunette and the other fair. Thus, were born the names of "Côte Brune" and "Côte Blonde".
• Area planted : 230 hectares (568 acres), for an annual production of 8,400 hectoliters (93,333 cases). Authorized maximum yield is 40 hectoliters/hectare (2,3 US tons/acre).
• Grape Varieties : Syrah (80% minimum). An addition of up to 20% of Viognier grapes in the crop is allowed.
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