Michel Ogier, Cote Rotie Belle Helene Vintage:2013 This is one wine where

This is one wine where I have encountered better bottles

spices and graphite on the nose

a huge mid-palate and a layered

2011 seems to be more fruit forward

My only real criticism of Roederer is the estates insistence on using lot numbers that resemble missile launch codes in their complexity

Michel Ogier, Cote Rotie Belle Helene Vintage:2013 This is one wine whereGlass staining ruby. Powerful, spice accented aromas of fresh black and blue fruits, candied violet, licorice and olive paste, along with a hint of exotic spices that builds steadily in the glass. Sweet, palate staining cassis, boysenberry, floral pastille and star anise flavors turn livelier with air. Impressively concentrated but surprisingly lively thanks to its spine of smoky minerality. Finishes sappy, seamless and impressively long, with