Côte-Rôtie Côteaux de Tupin

Maison Stephan

Type

Red Wine

Appellation

Cote-Rotie

Variety

100% Serine

The Côteaux de Tupin comes exclusively from 100% Serine vines, an older variety of Syrah found only around Côte-Rôtie that has lower yields but incredible quality. Part of the vineyard was planted in 1941, which is blended together with the Serine vines that Jean-Michel planted in the late 1990s.

Viticulture

Vineyard name

Côteaux de Tupin

Soil type

Leucogneiss with veins of quartz

Vines planted in1941 and 1997

Vineyard size2 ha

ExpositionEast, South, Southwest (wraps around hillside)

Vinification

Carbonic or semi-carbonic fermentation with native yeast and no added SO2

Elevage24 months in used barrels from the Jupille forest

Harvest typeHand Harvested

Fining/FilteringUnfined / Unfiltered with no SO2 added

Additional info

Total production average2,000 bottles

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More about
the producer

Maison Stephan

Founded in 1991

10 hectares

Having vinified over 30 vintages of Côte-Rôtie, Jean-Michel Stephan is one of the true masters of natural winemaking in the Northern Rhône. His wines have a vivacious purity that make them instantly identifiable, marked by a balance of energy and transcendence that comes from a lifetime pursuit of his vision to craft flawless wines with absolutely no additives.

Jean-Michel comes from a long lineage of regional farmers. He remembers his grandfather farmed just about anything and everything, and was successful enough to sell nine full train wagon loads of apricots per year. At the end of his vegetable rows, he planted grapes on trellises to divide his fields from the neighbors, then sold this wine off in barrel to local bistros. At the time, the steep hillside vineyards of...