2007 Cote Rotie Lancement
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A 100% Syrah aged in 50% new French oak, the 2007 Cote Rotie Lancement Cote Blonde is a prodigious wine that flirts with perfection. It offers up notes of bacon fat, tapenade, sweet cassis and black raspberries, graphite and subtle barbecue smoke. Opulent, fleshy and rich, it is a total hedonistic and intellectual turn-on. Drink it over the next 12-15 years. One of France’s most brilliant small artisanal wineries is that of the Ogier family in Ampuis, situated about six blocks north of Guigal’s vast network of underground cellars. The value picks are the wines made from the steep hillsides north of the old Roman settlement of Vienne. Importer: Robert Kacher Selections, Washington, DC; tel. (202) 832-9083
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Coming from a lieu-dit on the edge of the Côte Blonde, the 2007 Michel & Stéphane Ogier Côte-Rôtie Cuvée Lancement has soaring aromatics of spiced meats, bacon, white pepper and deep, rich fruit. Very fragrant, there’s a serious core of minerality as well. This medium to full bodied wine shows impeccable balance, a solid, firm mid-palate, textured and perfectly ripe fruit, and a long, edgy finish. Lively and energy packed, this should drink well over the next 15 or more years.
Vivid ruby. Seductively perfumed bouquet of strawberry, black raspberry, Asian spices and minerals. Becomes more fragrant with air and offers sweet red fruit flavors are framed by silky tannins. The finish is impressively pure and penetrating, with a strong echo of sweet red fruit and candied flowers. Ogier told me that he doesn't plan to release this wine or the Belle Helene until 2011.
Fresh, finely etched red and dark berry aromas. Impressively pure, with deep but lively red fruit flavors, no obvious tannins and a late note of candied flowers. "My little Musigny," Ogier quipped.