Stephane Ogier Cotes du Rhone Rouge Le Temps Est Venu 2023 bis-hidden and almond

and almond

This cuvée is composed primarily of 80% Pinot Meunier

with the majority being Pinot Noir

Made from Luxardo marasca cherries but crystal clear in color

Bright cherry stone notes cut through the succulent fruit while melting tannins and mineral stone flavors build a harmonious

Stephane Ogier Cotes du Rhone Rouge Le Temps Est Venu 2023 bis-hidden and almondLe Temps est Venu means "the time has come," and for Stephane Ogier it meant heading south. He built his reputation on the vertiginous slopes of Cote Rotie, then went looking for old vines in the southern Rhone, landing on Grenache and Syrah from Plan de Dieu and Visan, planted on clay limestone, with decades of age behind them. The fruit is hand harvested and sorted with the same fuss he applies to his top bottlings, which is emphatically not how