“Côteaux de Bassenon” is a single parcel co-planted with Syrah, Serine, and Viognier belonging to the village of Tupin. The parcel is in the Southern part of the AOP; the last parcel before Condrieu. Everything is worked by hand and with a winch. Special Gobelet pruning called cabane to elevate grapes. Soil is also worked with pickaxe.
Jean-Michel Stephan Côte-Rôtie "Côteaux de Bassenon"
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Specifications
| Winery | Maison Jean-Michel Stephan |
|---|---|
| Supplier | Bobo Selections |
| Varieties | 40% Syrah / 40% Serine / 20% Viognier |
| Farming Practices | certified organic |
| Soils | decomposed granite |
| Hectares/Acres | 13ha (24HL/ha) |
| Harvest Technique | by hand |
| Year Vines Were Planted | 1896 and 1989 |
| Yeast | ambient |
| Fermentation | carbonic maceration / 2 weeks without agitation |
|---|---|
| Malolactic | no |
| Maturation | 24 months in neutral oak barrel |
| Sulfur | none added |
| Filter | no |
| Fining | no |
| Alcohol | 13% |
| Item No | FRBB422 |
| Size | 750 |
| Bottle Case | 6 |
| Country | France |
| Region | Rhône |
| Sub-region | Côte-Rôtie |
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