2019 Viognier de Rosine, Collines Rhodaniennes, Stéphane Ogier, Rhône
Critics reviews
The honeyed, apricot-scented 2019 IGP Collines Rhodaniennes Viognier de Rosine is a terrific representation of what can be a finicky grape variety. There's some toasty oak influence, but it's in balance with the wine's effusive ripeness and subdued florals. Medium to full-bodied, with a silky mouthfeel and lingering finish, this is my favorite Rosine to date.
Drink 2021 - 2024
Joe Czerwinski, Wine Advocate (May 2021)
Very opulent style, there's some enjoyable bitter orange on the finish, and a touch of green almond bitterness. Good freshness with good depth of fruit. Not long, but very good Rhône Viognier.
Drink 2021 - 2023
Matt Walls, Decanter.com (Oct 2020)
About this WINE
Domaine Stephane Ogier
The Ogier family had been established growers in Ampuis for over seven generations, but it was only in the 1980s that they began vinifying their own grapes. Stéphane joined the family estate in ’97, working alongside his father Michel, before taking over in 2003.
Heralded as the face of the Northern Rhône’s new generation, Stéphane continues acquiring new parcels and trying new techniques. He brings a Burgundian approach to the region’s terroir from his studies in Beaune. He works with multiple lieux-dits, vinifying each separately and using oak sparingly. This allows the characteristics of each to show. He releases many wines as single lieu-dit bottlings later in the year and others he blends, selecting from different barrels to build a style representative of both his vision and the vintage. Stéphane’s latest investment includes vineyards in Rasteau, Cairanne, and Plan de Dieu in the Southern Rhône, bringing his total land-ownings there up to 50 hectares, all destined for his Côtes-du-Rhône offering.
VdP des Comtes Rhodaniens
Vin de Pays des Comtés Rhodaniens is a Vin de Pays French wine appellation that encompasses vineyard area in the Rhône-Alpes region and wines from mainly Viognier, Syrah and Grenache grapes but also from Pinot Noir and Gamay as the appellations spans further to include portions of Beaujolais, Savoie and Jura.
Within the broad regional Vin de Pays appellation of Comtés Rhodaniens there are further wine classifications for specified areas including :
- Vin de Pays du Comté de Grignan
- Vin de Pays des Coteaux de l’Ardèche
- Vin de Pays des Coteaux de Baronnies
- Vin de Pays des Coteaux de Montélimar
- Vin de Pays des Gaules
Viognier
A white grape variety originating in the Northern Rhône and which in the last ten years has been increasingly planted in the Southern Rhône and the Languedoc.
It is a poor-yielding grape that is notoriously fickle to grow, being susceptible to a whole gamut of pests and diseases. Crucially it must be picked at optimum ripeness - if harvested too early and under-ripe the resulting wine can be thin, dilute and unbalanced, while if picked too late then the wine will lack the grape's distinctive peach and honeysuckle aroma. It is most successfully grown in the tiny appellations of Château-Grillet and Condrieu where it thrives on the distinctive arzelle granite-rich soils. It is also grown in Côte Rôtie where it lends aromatic richness to the wines when blended with Syrah.
Viognier has been on the charge in the Southern Rhône and the Languedoc throughout the 1990s and is now a key component of many white Côtes du Rhône. In Languedoc and Rousillon it is increasingly being bottled unblended and with notable success with richly fragrant wines redolent of overripe apricots and peaches and selling at a fraction of the price of their Northern Rhône cousins.
Buying options
Add to wishlist
Description
This wine explodes with notes of orange blossom and apricot; it displays great depth and opulence and just enough backbone to balance the showy fruits. From fruit that’s grown on steep slopes a short distance from Condrieu, this wine has all the depth, concentration and elegance you might expect to see from its neighbours – only without the price tag. Drink now to 2024.
wine at a glance
Delivery and quality guarantee