Maison Stephan, Cote-Rotie Coteaux de Tupin, 2023 062626OFFER is a powerful yet refined

is a powerful yet refined wine built for the long haul

more graceful aging and a stunning centerpiece for collectors or special occasions

cool-climate whites

is a Premier Cru vineyard celebrated for its cooler microclimate and limestone-rich soils

and it's showing beautifully right now

Maison Stephan, Cote-Rotie Coteaux de Tupin, 2023 062626OFFER is a powerful yet refinedA single parcel Cote Rotie made entirely from Serine, the older, lower yielding strain of Syrah found only around this hillside. Jean Michel and Romain Stephan farm Coteaux de Tupin on the pale granite of the Cote Blonde, working the steep slope by hand and winch, then ferment whole bunch and age twenty four months in old oak with no sulfur added. Serine gives a wine of perfume and tension rather than sheer power, the granite lending lift and a fine,