Rhône Valley
Côte Rôtie "Côteaux de Tupin" - 2018 - Jean Michel Stephan - Magnum
Maison Stephan
A complex, powerful, elegant and spicy nose with notes of black fruit, violets and liquorice. On the palate: complexity, charm, purity, and smoothness. This is the Serine grape at its finest, with lovely minerality and phenomenal length...
- Size
- 150 cl
- Original features
- Sulfite-free
- Appellation
- Côte-Rôtie
- Degree of alcohol
- 14.5 %
- To drink from
- 2024 to 2033
- rock’n’roll
From vines at the top of the Coteaux de Tupin, grown on a terraced terroir of granite and gneiss, typical of the southern part of the Côte-Rôtie appellation. Slopes are as steep as 50% in this area. Jean Michel is a purist, with no chemicals used in the vineyard or the winery, which means zero sulphur, indigenous yeasts, etc... A cuvée made from 100% Serine – the native, non-cloned variety of Syrah. Yield 15 hl/hectare. Vinification: carbonic maceration and 24 months maturation in barrels, with no sulphur and no filtration.
Jean-Michel Stéphan
Jean-Michel Stéphan, a man who respects and draws inspiration from the past, while also being modern and innovative, created his estate in 1991. It stretches over 4.5 ha in the Côte-Rôtie, including such legendary vineyard sites as Tupin, Semons and Bassenon. His vineyards are made up of 30% Sérine (considered the original stock of Syrah, a pure grape variety which makes wines finer, more full...
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