Michel & Stéphane Ogier – Le Temps est Venu
AOC COTES DU RHONE PLAN DE DIEU
The nose of this wine is very fresh and soft. You can feel perfect notes of cassis, black cherry and violet. Côtes-du-Rhône is medium-bodied and rich, equipped with lots of minerals and personality, and has a nice length. An ideal introduction to the world of Ogier. Both perfect quality and price.
ESTATE & WINEMAKER
Until 1983, Michel Ogier sold his wine to the trade market and vinified in the conventional manner of whole crop. In 1997, his son Stéphane joined the estate after studying oenology in Beaune, where he retained a taste for elegance and finesse. The amazing precision, the style and the high exigency of Stéphane placed hime among the elite of the estate.
SITE
The vines are located in a village called Violès, between Châteauneuf du Pape and Gigondas.
GRAPE VARIETY
90% Grenache / 10% Syrah and Mourvèdre.
SOIL
Limestone and blue clay.
GROWING METHOD
In the vineyards they practice lutte raisonnée. They stopped the heavy treatments a long time ago. They plough the vineyards and try to respect nature as much as possible.
SURFACE AREA
5 hectares.
DENSITY
7000 vines / hectares.
VINIFICATION
Whole crop in concrete tanks thermo-regulated. Indigenous yeasts
AGEING
10 months in concrete tanks before