Michel & Stephane Ogier, Cote Rotie Lancement Vintage:2017 pear and lemon rind suffused

pear and lemon rind suffused nose

both in Neive in Barbaresco

partly from the little-known Les Riceys in the far south of Champagne

tar and woodsy flavors

soft and ready to go

Michel & Stephane Ogier, Cote Rotie Lancement Vintage:2017 pear and lemon rind suffusedFar too young, but the character of these 2009 wines makes it hard to stop from pulling cork, even knowing how much better this is going to get with more age. Showing a good depth of color, the dark red berries, smoke, earth, leaf and green olive, along with plum and thyme aromatics just grab you. But it's the silky, lush, fat, juicy, fresh, dark red fruits that spend time on your palate that keep you there. The liqueur finish, with its bright