Domaine Stephane Ogier Le Temps Est Venu Cotes du Rhone BLANC 2019 750ml

Jancis Robinson writes great wine is a culmination of lots of careful, little details, and Ogier has built its reputation on being scrupulously attentive to process.

The family has lived in Ampuis, in Côte-Rôtie, for seven generations, and the scion, Stephane, who trained both in Burgundy and at stellar wineries abroad, combines a reverence for tradition, a keen palate, and an understanding that method matters.
 

It doesn’t hurt that the estate has been blessed with rich soils (a mix of limestone and clay), clean a

Stéphane Ogier is one of the most spectacular representatives of the young guard on the northern Rhône. Until 1982, the business set up by his father Michel sold the entire harvest to renowned wineries, mainly to the two big names in the region, Guigal and Chapoutier. Stéphane, who trained in Burgundy, took over responsibility in 1997 and quickly achieved international recognition with remarkably fine, balanced wines and in particular with his single-vineyard bottlings, which are unmistakably shaped by the individual terroir. Since 2014, the wines have been made in the new winery in Ampuis, which can be considered one of the most beautiful wineries in the Rhône.