Stephane Ogier Cote Rotie Mes Grands Lieux 2016 October2023Reductions Citrus fruit and almond notes

Citrus fruit and almond notes on the finish

It drinks like a serious aperitif rather than a novelty

Stylistically similar to Campari

damp earth

The elusive thing: a real Burgundy value

Stephane Ogier Cote Rotie Mes Grands Lieux 2016 October2023Reductions Citrus fruit and almond notesStphane 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