2013 stephane ogier, cote rotie, la belle helene
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Why We're Buying
La Belle Hélène is the brainchild of Michel and Stéphane Ogier. The domaine's founders have slowly entered the realm of wine elites since opening in the 1980s. Wine critic Jeb Dunnuck hailed La Belle Helene as one of the “greatest young Syrahs.”
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
The inky-colored 2013 Côte Rôtie Belle Helene is another beautiful wine that shines more for its purity and elegance than overt power and richness. Black fruits, wood smoke, caramelized meats and hints of beef blood all flow from this full-bodied, mineral-laced, focused and chiseled Côte Rôtie that needs 5-7 years of cellaring and will keep for another 15+ years. Over the last decade or so, Stephane Ogier has raised the bar in just about every way possible for his estate in Côte Rôtie: purchasing new vineyards, replanting existing sites, working hard to develop an AOC for Seyssuel and building a completely new cellar—all the while continuing to produce a bevy of brilliant wines. Today, the estate is unquestionably in the top handful of domaines in the Rhône Valley.(JD)