Stephane Ogier Cote Rotie Mes Grands Lieux 2016 CS20230516 The 2020 vintage was warm

The 2020 vintage was warm and ripe

the occasion

This savory sake is inspired by local legends of Niigata's annual fox-bride festival

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

and earthy - watermelon and pear up front

Stephane Ogier Cote Rotie Mes Grands Lieux 2016 CS20230516 The 2020 vintage was warmStphane 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