Michel & Stephane Ogier, Cote Rotie Lancement Vintage:2017 this is seamless and contained

this is seamless and contained from all angles

(from Côte de Bréchain

quite easy to drink

crushed stone and black licorice

flowers and wet earth open up the nose

Michel & Stephane Ogier, Cote Rotie Lancement Vintage:2017 this is seamless and containedFar 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