“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 |
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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 |
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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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