Stephane Ogier Cotes du Rhone Blanc Le Temps Est Venu 2024 CRUSEBUB Hand-harvested and aged 18 months

Hand-harvested and aged 18 months in large oak

while the palate stays precise and juicy—delicate notes of peach and herbs frame subtle minerality

What comes out is savory rather than showy

delivering various dried and candied fruits alongside caramel

Stephane Ogier Cotes du Rhone Blanc Le Temps Est Venu 2024 CRUSEBUB Hand-harvested and aged 18 monthsStephane Ogier made his name in Cote Rotie, where Syrah clings to absurdly steep slopes and every parcel gets treated like a jewel. "Le Temps est Venu" translates as "the time has come," and it is what happens when he carries that Northern Rhone precision south. The white is built on Grenache Blanc with Roussanne and a little Viognier, grown on limestone rich soils, picked early and raised in tank so nothing blurs the line. Southern Rhone whites have