Maison Stephan Côte-Rôtie ‘Côteaux de Bassenon’ 2017
13% abv, Jean-Michel Stephan, Tupin-Semons, imported by Vinatural & Fass Selections, Irvine, CA. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: root day. Winemaking notes: 45% Sérine, 45% Syrah & 10% Viognier grown organically on granite and gneiss rock with a glacier sand soils topsoil. The 1.7ha vineyard is the most southerly in the appellation and is from […]
Maison Stephan Côte-Rôtie 2016
13% abv. Tupin-Semons, imported by Fass Selections, Irvine, CA and Vinaturel. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: flower day. Winemaking notes: 90% Syrah and Serine & 10% Viognier, grown organically, from old vines planted in 1902 and some younger vines planted in 2005 grown on granite and schist soils with glacier sand and gneiss. “10 % […]
M. Chapoutier Côte-Rotie ‘La Mordorée’ 2008
12.5% abv, Tain, imported by Terlato Wines International, Lake Bluff, IL. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: fruit day. Winemaking notes: 100% Syrah, organically-farmed from 50-year-old vines. The fruit is de-stemmed and fermented in concrete tanks with daily pump over and the wine is aged in 225L oak casks with around 30% new oak. Tasting note: […]
Domaine de Rosiers Côte-Rôtie ‘Cuvée Drevon’ 2017
14.1% abv. Maxime Gourdain, Ampuis, Craig Baker Selections, imported by MISA Imports Inc., Dallas, TX. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: fruit day. Winemaking note: 98% Syrah and 2% Viognier, grapes are hand harvested, destemmed and co-fermented before being aged in 25% new French oak barrels. Tasting note: the Côte-Rotie is deep ruby in color with […]