Michel et Stéphane Ogier Côte Rotie La Belle Hélène 2016 magnum
The 2016 Michel et Stéphane Ogier Côte Rôtie La Belle Hélène is a red wine from the Côte Rôtie appellation in the Rhône region, produced by Michel et Stéphane Ogier. This cuvée is made from 100% Syrah. James Suckling has given it a score of 94-95/100, describing a powerful and dense wine underpinned by black and red fruits, featuring rich yet elegant tannins, a silky texture, and a balance marked by lovely freshness.
La bouteille proposée
- Size
- Magnum (150cl)
- Packaging
- Original Wooden Case of 1
- Label Condition
- Perfect
- Fill Level
- Perfect
- Capsule Condition
- Perfect
Identité du vin
- Couleur
- Red
- Pays
- France
- Région
- Rhone
- Appellation
- Côte Rôtie
- Producteur / Domaine
- Michel et Stéphane Ogier
- Cuvée
- La Belle Hélène
- Millésime
- 2016
Cépage et assemblage
- Grape Variety
- 100% Syrah
Michel et Stéphane Ogier
Located in Ampuis, Domaine Stéphane Ogier is the direct heir to the family estate formerly known as Michel et Stéphane Ogier. Stéphane Ogier conducts a plot-by-plot interpretation of the terroirs, particularly in Côte-Rôtie, from which the La Belle Hélène and Lancement cuvees originate. The vineyard currently covers 45 hectares, spread across red and white grape varieties.
- Owner
- Stéphane Ogier
- Maître de chais
- Stéphane Ogier
- Surface (ha)
- 45.00 ha
- Production (average bottles per vintage)
- 250000
Histoire du domaine
The Ogier family has worked the slopes of Ampuis for seven generations and historically practiced polyculture, primarily centered around vines and apricots. Michel Ogier initiated a decisive turning point in 1983 by commercializing his first vintage: he began with six barriques, then gradually stopped selling his grapes to wine merchants in order to vinify his entire harvest. After five years of study in Beaune, his son Stéphane joined the estate in 1997, which was then limited to about 2.5 hectares, and took over. He abandoned polyculture, expanded the vineyard beyond Ampuis, and adopted separate vinification for each plot. La Belle Hélène was created upon his arrival from old vines in Côte Brune, as a tribute to his mother; Lancement, originating from Côte Blonde, appeared in 2004. Stéphane also planted his first vineyard in Seyssuel in 2001, a terroir from which he has produced L’Âme Sœur starting in 2004. The estate's expansion toward Côte-Rôtie, Condrieu, Saint-Joseph, Seyssuel, and other Rhône sectors gradually brought its planted surface area to 45 hectares. Since the 2015 vintage, the wines have been crafted in a new winery in Ampuis designed for plot-by-plot vinification.
La Belle Hélène
La Belle Hélène is a single-parcel Côte-Rôtie made primarily from old Syrah vines from the lieu-dit Côte Rozier, on the Côte Brune. Marketed separately under this name, it represents one of the estate's most prestigious selections and stands out from the simple geographical designations in its range.
- Origin of the cuvée name
- Tribute to Hélène Ogier, mother of Stéphane and wife of Michel Ogier.
- Cuvée creation year
- 1995
- Style of the cuvée
- A Côte-Rôtie of great concentration and long aging potential, combining depth, structure, and finesse, with a dark, spicy, and mineral expression of Côte Brune Syrah.
- Position within the range
- Prestigious single-parcel cuvée, positioned among the estate's Côte-Rôtie "grands crus".
Histoire de la cuvée
A bottle of the 1995 vintage bearing the mentions "Côte Rozier", "Vieilles Vignes" and "La Belle Hélène" attests to the early commercialization of this cuvée by Michel Ogier. It was subsequently maintained in Michel and Stéphane Ogier's range as a single-parcel selection, as a tribute to Hélène Ogier.
