Stephane Ogier Cotes du Rhone Blanc Le Temps Est Venu 2024 SPDESSERT barrels and barriques with about

barrels and barriques with about 30% new wood

working old Catalan vines

and this wine from Domaine Marquis d'Angerville is a stunning example of its potential

resting in the barrel through 40 Kentucky seasons

Part of the identity of this wine is due to its harvesting time

Stephane Ogier Cotes du Rhone Blanc Le Temps Est Venu 2024 SPDESSERT barrels and barriques with aboutStephane Ogier made his name in Cote Rotie, where Syrah clings to absurdly steep slopes and every parcel gets treated like a jewel. "Le Temps est Venu" translates as "the time has come," and it is what happens when he carries that Northern Rhone precision south. The white is built on Grenache Blanc with Roussanne and a little Viognier, grown on limestone rich soils, picked early and raised in tank so nothing blurs the line. Southern Rhone whites have