Michel & Stephane Ogier, Cote Rotie Lancement Vintage:2017 To be sure

To be sure

tar and woodsy flavors

intense bouquet

the 1997 Solaia was super-concentrated

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

Michel & Stephane Ogier, Cote Rotie Lancement Vintage:2017 To be sureFar 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