Stephane Ogier Cote Rotie Mes Grands Lieux 2016 CS20230516 And it gets the full

And it gets the full serious-wine treatment: native yeast

Delicate stone fruit and white flower aromatics balanced by bright acidity

It's a low-intervention take that trades the usual buttery Napa Chardonnay for something leaner and more electric

the oak has melted into the wine

Remarkably fresh and energetic with zesty acidity and serious structure

Stephane Ogier Cote Rotie Mes Grands Lieux 2016 CS20230516 And it gets the fullStphane Ogier is one of the names that changed how people think about the Northern Rhne. He grew up in Ampuis and brought a Burgundian mindset to Cte Rtie: carve the hill into micro parcels, farm each obsessively, vinify separately, and let gentle levage refine the wines. If one word describes the Ogier approach, it's precision, in the vineyard and the cellar. 'Mes Grands Lieux' gathers fruit from across his Cte Rtie holdings, and at this point it's a