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Domaine Michel & Stéphane Ogier Viognier de Rosine 2020

Collines Rhodaniennes IGP

Wine Advocate described a previous vintage of this fragrant, mineral-laced white as “a dead ringer for fine Condrieu”. Apart from its much kinder price. From vineyards close by and a terrific winemaker, this is a very fine, exotically spiced white.

Beyond the Label

Tasting notes

Bright, fresh, with creamy peach, light oak and mineral intensity

Aroma

Blossom, ripe peach, wet stone and lemon, apricot and spice

Allergy information

Contains sulphites

Domaine Michel & Stéphane Ogier Viognier de Rosine 2020

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  • 13.0% ABV
  • 9.75 Units
  • 750.00 ml
  • 31 December, 2023

Wine Spectator described Stéphane Ogier’s wines as “dynamic and elite”, while Wine Advocate wrote “the estate is unquestionably in the top handful of domaines in the Rhône Valley”. Stéphane took over from his father in the late 1990s, added extensively to the vineyards (he owns 10 hectares in Côte-Rôtie, Condrieu and Saint-Joseph) and built himself a gleaming, modern cellar. Terroir is his raison d’être. Grapes for Viognier de Rosine come from elevated, granite-soil vineyards bordering Côte-Rôtie, just north of Condrieu. Their terroir lends the wine its wonderful mineral elegance which balances the floral peach notes. Fermentation and lees ageing in oak for two thirds of the wine brings a creamy plumpness, matched by the bright fruit.

"Terrific representation of what can be a finicky grape. Effusive ripeness and subdued florals" Wine Advocate
On the 2019 vintage
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