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2009 Domaine Michel and Stephane Ogier Cote-Rotie La Belle Helene
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2009 Domaine Michel and Stephane Ogier Cote-Rotie La Belle Helene

Producer: Domaine Michel and Stephane Ogier
Style: Red Wine
Grape Type: Syrah/Shiraz
Origin: France
Region: Rhone
Appellation: Cote Rotie

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94(+?) Points | International Wine Cellar , March/April 2012

Opaque purple.  Deeply pitched aromas of cherry pit, blackberry, licorice and woodsmoke.  Broad, palate-coating dark fruit flavors show liqueur-like depth and power, with by slow-building minerality providing lift.  Very rich but surprisingly lithe, with strong finishing thrust and harmonious tannins that add grip.  This impressively powerful, well-balanced wine should age slowly.

100 Points | Robert Parker's The Wine Advocate

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