Maison Ogier Artesis Côtes du Rhône Blanc

Few Rhône Valley producers can compare to the history and pedigree of Ogier. The family name dates to 800 A.D. when “Ogier the Dane” came to fight with Charlemagne’s soldiers in the Basque country, and on his way back home, settled in southeastern France’s Massif Central region.  Antoine Ogier, a distant descendant of Ogier the Dane, entered the wine business in 1859, purchasing a cooperage and establishing “OGIER” as a wine producer in the nearby Rhône Valley. The region’s distinctive soils of large rounded pebbles and stones are evident throughout the Ogier vineyards. This is a blend of Grenache blanc, Roussanne, Viognier. Volume and balance just about sum up this beautiful wine. Harmonious from start to finish with notes of white and citrus fruits. Notes of exotic and citrus fruits are intertwined with apricot, white peach and a hint of spice and vanilla.