Côte-Rôtie So’Brune

Maison Stephan

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Type

Red Wine

Appellation

Cote-Rotie

Variety

80% Syrah
20% Viognier

The cuvée So'Brune comes from a miniscule parcel in the iconic Côte Brune vineyard Jean-Michel planted in 1994. It has the traditional blend of 80% Syrah and 20% Viognier, and is an elusive and rarely seen wine from the domaine.

Viticulture

Vineyard name

Côte Brune

Soil type

Micaschiste, ancient Rhone alluvials

Vine age1994

Vineyard size-

Vinification

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

Elevage12 months in used barrels from the Allier forest

Harvest typeHand Harvested

Fining/FilteringUnfined / Unfiltered with no SO2 added

Additional info

Total production average1,000 bottles

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...