the 2020s feel more open
weight and power to the overtly muscular flavors that are also blessed with an abundance of dry extract that buffers the very firm acid backbone on the explosively long and palate staining finish
This will need plenty more time in bottle to show its best
pliant and energetic on the palate
This was aged in French oak for about 18 months
Michel & Stephane Ogier, Cote Rotie Lancement Size:3x750ml the 2020s feel more openFar 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