Côte-Rôtie Côteau de Bassenon
Maison Stephan
Type
Red Wine
Appellation
Cote-Rotie
Variety
40% Syrah40% Syrah (Serine)20% Viognier
With the arrival of the next generation, Jean Michel decided to plant an additional 5 hectares of vines outside of the Côte-Rotie appellation together with his son Romain. They chose to plant a mix of the traditional grapes: Syrah, Roussanne, Marsanne, and Viognier. There are five different vineyards in five different nearby villages - between Chasse-sur-Rhône and Roussillon. The Vin de France wines are all vinified sans soufre in tank with the same natural winemaking philosophy as the Côte-Rôtie, yet released in the spring after six months of aging.
Viticulture
Vineyard name
Vines in Ampuis and Chasse-sur-Rhône
Soil type
1.7 ha from the place called Coteau de Bassenon TUPIN on slopes of 40%. The nature of the soil is granitic dark migmatite with biotite.
Vine age35-125 years old
Vineyard size1.7 ha
Vinification
Cold storage. Whole bunch vatting. Cold carbonic maceration. Indigenous yeasts. No pumping over. Natural clarification (no filtration or fining). No inputs. Very low doses or no sulfur (depending on the vintage).
Elevage24 months in barrels from the Tronçais forest
Harvest typeHand Harvested
Fining/FilteringUnfined / Unfiltered with no SO2 added
Additional info
Total production average10,000 bottles