WTN: 2001 Ogier

Michel et Stephane Ogier 2001 Côte-Rôtie (the basic bottling). Decanted for about 30 minutes, and more would've been better. Very dark and funky-meaty, smoked blueberry and currants, and you know the sweaty feeling that there's something feral in the woods right there, waiting to pounce? A little of that too. Definitely on the savory rather than the floral end of the spectrum. Developing, but still has plenty of life ahead of it: this was the first of two bottles and we'll wait 5+ for the next. Good match with a mixed root-vegetable soup with smoked bacon crumbled into it.

Thanks for notes- I have 2 bottles of this (and 1 Embruns) that I was considering opening soon. Will put back in cellar.

Stuart Yaniger's favorite producer. When he lived here in CA you could count on him to bring a bottle. Ah the old days.

I’m certain that was who introduced me to Ogier, Lou... I can’t remember what vintage he brought to that offline, though it’s probably recorded on a server somewhere....