Maison Stephan | Northern Rhône | Côte Rôtie “Côteaux de Bassenon” AOC | 2020 | 750ml | bio

Description

Product description for Maison Stephan Côte Rôtie “Côteaux de Bassenon” AOC 2020 (bio)

Wine Information

Côteaux de Bassenon is a Côte Rôtie blend of 40% Serine, 40% Syrah, and 20% Viognier. The vineyard was planted in 1896 and replanted in 1989. The vines are planted on steep slopes on migmatite, granite, and biotite. The yield is extremely low, between 15 and 20 hl/ha. The wines are produced according to Jules Chauvet’s method after a cool 24-hour pre-fermentation followed by a cool carbonic maceration lasting 20 days. They are aged for 24 months in used Tronçais oak barrels. The wine is not filtered or fined, and only minimally sulfurized.

Colour

dark purple with violet reflections and a black core

Nose

When you dip your nose into the glass of Côteaux de Bassenon, you involuntarily get the feeling that you are holding something condensed, concentrated, barely liquid. It smells intensely of elderberries, sloes, plums, blackberries, and violets. There are also hints of smoke and charcoal, bresaola, pumpernickel, a touch of leather, and dark fermented tobacco. The more air and time you give the wine in this youthful stage, the deeper and more complex it becomes.

Palate

On the palate, the Côteaux de Bassenon is just as complex as its nose, except that here it becomes clear that the condensation has only taken place aromatically. In fact, the wine flows calmly and steadily across the palate, with lively acidity and stunningly fine tannins. The aromas are also delightfully complex. The opening notes are violet pastilles, blending with juniper and anise. Then there’s an increasing garrigue spice, some mocha with cardamom, smoked meat, and dark, ripe fruit, which, while intense and sweet in its own right, is not compote. On the contrary, a deep minerality prevails, bringing plenty of energy and vibrancy to this still-young Côte-Rôtie.

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