Winery Michel & Stéphane Ogier - La Belle Hélène Côte-Rôtie

Winery Michel & Stéphane OgierLa Belle Hélène Côte-Rôtie

4.4
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters consider this wine to be one of the best in the region.
The La Belle Hélène Côte-Rôtie of Winery Michel & Stéphane Ogier is a red wine from the region of Côte-Rôtie of Rhone Valley.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or game (deer, venison).
The La Belle Hélène Côte-Rôtie of the Winery Michel & Stéphane Ogier is in the top 5 of wines of Côte-Rôtie.

Taste structure of the La Belle Hélène Côte-Rôtie from the Winery Michel & Stéphane Ogier

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the La Belle Hélène Côte-Rôtie of Winery Michel & Stéphane Ogier in the region of Rhone Valley is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Wine with oak taste

oak, tobacco

Wine with earth taste

smoke, leather

Wine with spices taste

licorice, pepper

Wine with floral taste

violet

On the nose the La Belle Hélène Côte-Rôtie of Winery Michel & Stéphane Ogier in the region of Rhone Valley often reveals types of flavors of oaky, truffle or black fruit and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, spices or oak.

Details and technical informations about Winery Michel & Stéphane Ogier's La Belle Hélène Côte-Rôtie.

Winemaker
Stephane Ogier
Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Cabernet-Cantor

Interspecific crossing between Chancellor and Solaris made in 1989 by Norbert Becker of the Freiburg Research Institute in Germany. Cabernet-Cantor can be found in Germany, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Belgium, Lithuania, Poland, ... little known in France.

Last vintages of this wine

La Belle Hélène Côte-Rôtie - 2013
In the top 5 of of Côte-Rôtie wines
Average rating: 4.411110
La Belle Hélène Côte-Rôtie - 2012
In the top 5 of of Côte-Rôtie wines
Average rating: 4.311110
La Belle Hélène Côte-Rôtie - 2011
In the top 5 of of Côte-Rôtie wines
Average rating: 4.311110
La Belle Hélène Côte-Rôtie - 2010
In the top 5 of of Côte-Rôtie wines
Average rating: 4.611110.5
La Belle Hélène Côte-Rôtie - 2009
In the top 5 of of Côte-Rôtie wines
Average rating: 4.511110.5
La Belle Hélène Côte-Rôtie - 2007
In the top 5 of of Côte-Rôtie wines
Average rating: 4.511110.5
La Belle Hélène Côte-Rôtie - 2006
In the top 5 of of Côte-Rôtie wines
Average rating: 4.411110

The best vintages of La Belle Hélène Côte-Rôtie from Winery Michel & Stéphane Ogier are 2010, 2005, 2009, 2007 and 2004.

Informations about the Winery Michel & Stéphane Ogier

The winery offers 33 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Côte-Rôtie in the region of Rhone Valley
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The Winery Michel & Stéphane Ogier is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 32 wines for sale in the of Côte-Rôtie to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Rhone Valley
In the top 300 of of France wines
In the top 3 of of Côte-Rôtie wines
In the top 1500 of red wines
In the top 2000 wines of the world

The wine region of Côte-Rôtie

The wine region of Côte-Rôtie is located in the region of Rhône septentrional of Rhone Valley of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine E. Guigal or the Domaine E. Guigal produce mainly wines red, white and sweet.


The wine region of Rhone Valley

The Rhone Valley is a key wine-producing region in Southeastern France. It follows the North-south course of the Rhône for nearly 240 km, from Lyon to the Rhône delta (Bouches-du-Rhône), near the Mediterranean coast. The Length of the valley means that Rhône wines are the product of a wide variety of soil types and mesoclimates. The viticultural areas of the region cover such a distance that there is a widely accepted division between its northern and southern parts.

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