| Region of production: | Côte-Rôtie |
| Winery Location: | Ampuis |
| Year Established: | 1982 |
Vineyard Holdings
Côte-Rôtie: 4.8 ha Syrah
- Lancement: 1.2 ha, planted in 1979; soil is crumbling granite and gneiss
- Côte Rozier: 0.32 ha, planted in the 1950s; schist soil
- Gerine: planted in 2000
- Besset: planted in 2010
Condrieu: 2.7 ha Viognier
- Veauvignère: 1.2 ha at Malleval, planted in 1993
- La Combe: 1.5 ha, planted in early 1980s
Top Wines Produced
- Côte-Rôtie: the “basic” estate Côte-Rôtie is from owned parcels (about half in northern and half in southern part of appellation)
- Côte-Rôtie “La Belle Hélène”: from Côte Rozier
- Côte-Rôtie “Lancement”: from their oldest vines at the top of Lancement
Inaugural Vintages
- Côte-Rôtie in 1982; Côte-Rôtie “La Belle Hélène” in 1995
- Côte-Rôtie “Lancement” in 2001
Average Total Production
- N/A
Summary
Michel Ogier began domaine-bottling in 1982, as the multi-generational domaine had previously sold all their wine to négociants (notably Guigal and Chapoutier). As the market for Northern Rhône wines was expanding quickly, by 1987 Ogier was bottling all of their wine under their own name. Michel’s son Stéphane joined the domaine full-time in 1998 at the age of 21, and he has now taken over completely, having brought tremendous youthful energy and enthusiasm to the domaine. He has expanded the estate holdings, started a négociant business and modernized the estate’s wines by using more new oak and less whole clusters in vinification. Stéphane has also followed other young growers across the river to Seyssuel where they now produce “L’Âme Sœur” from their vines at Le Vieux Château. Ogier has also purchased and leased vines in Condrieu since 2007.
Style & Vinification Techniques
The Ogier wines are modern and clean, featuring significant new oak. The reds are often 80% or more de-stemmed, then vinified in stainless steel tanks with a three to four week maceration using both pigeage and remontage. The wines are aged in barriques (0-20% new for the vins de pays; and 50-100% new for “La Belle Hélène” and “Lancement”). The wines are not filtered at bottling. The Condrieu bottlings are fermented and aged on their lees in 500-liter oak casks and new barrique.
Producer Website: Ogier