5 ha monopole with 30+ year old vines)

(two-thirds of the vines were planted in 1912 and the remainder in 1973)

as it is once again on this night

The bouquet here is nuanced and delicate with an evident mineral signature that is followed by ever-increasingbut extremely elegant throughoutberry fruit and blue flower aromas

orchard fruit

Michel & Stephane Ogier, Cote Rotie Vintage:2011 5 ha monopole with 30+98. 5% Syrah, 1. 5% Viognier, co fermented. Aged for 20 months in 55% new oak. Theres a slightly oxidative note to the fruit here. Attractive minty aromatic quality. Thick, fibrous mouthfeel. Not sure I would age this for a very long time. (RH)