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Cote Rotie 2007 Jean-Michel Stephan
Cote Rotie 2007 Jean-Michel Stephan
Bottle Price: £43.00
Case Price: £490.2
- Country: France
- Region: Rhone-Alpes
- Grape Variety: Shiraz, Viognier
- Alcohol: 14%
- Bottle Size: 75cl
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Exotic, sweet raspberry and blackcurrant notes interwoven with liquorice, herb and smoke. Opulent, round, pure and elegant Northern Rhone Syrah.
Jean-Michel Stephan - Cote Rotie, Rhone
Just as you emerge from the hustle and traffic chaos of Lyon, the ultra steep vineyards of Côte Rotie appear on your right hand side. The most northern and oldest vineyards of the Rhône Valley, the vines are cultivated on slopes that are so steep that all work has to be done manually. All wines are red, made from the Syrah grape variety but with an allowance of up to 20% Viognier grape to be added.
The wines of the Cote Rotie are deep red in colour with aromas of raspberry, spice and touches of violets when young – intensifying and adding complexity to these majestic wines which are able to age for twenty years plus. We were presented with the wines from Jean-Michel Stephan on a recent trip to France and, once we had drunk them, we simply had to add to our portfolio, but it was only when we had purchased and successfully shipped them did we hear about the superb reviews this domaine has received – encouraging to know!
An area of world famous vineyards which starts south of Lyon at Ampuis and runs down to the Côtes de Provence. Grape types include Grenache, Syrah, Mourvédre, Cinsault, Marsanne and Roussanne and these produce wines of immense pedigree and quality, including the dark purple Côte Rotie wines and the fruity Viognier
The northern Rhône is characterised by a continental climate with harsh winters but warm summers. Its climate is influenced by the mistral wind, which brings colder air from the Massif Central. Northern Rhône is therefore cooler than southern Rhône, which means that the mix of planted grape varieties and wine styles are slightly different.Syrah is the only red grape variety permitted in red AOC wines from this sub-region. The grape, which is believed to have originated in or close to the Rhône region, is also widely known as Shiraz, its name in Australia and much of the English-speaking world, and has recently become very popular with consumers around the world. For wines bearing the Cornas AOC designation, Syrah must be used exclusively, whereas other reds from the northern Rhône sub-region may be blended with white wine grapes, either Viognier or Marsanne and Roussanne, depending on the appellation. However, while this is allowed by the AOC rules, blending with white grapes is only widely practiced for Côte-Rôtie.
Viognier by itself is used for white wines from Condrieu and Château-Grillet. Marsanne and Roussanne are in turn used for the whites from Crozes-Hermitage, Hermitage, Saint Joseph, and Saint Péray.
From north to south the appellations in the northern Rhône are:
* Côte-Rôtie AOC - reds of Syrah and up to 20% Viognier.
* Condrieu AOC - whites of Viognier only.
* Château-Grillet AOC - whites of Viognier.
* Saint-Joseph AOC - reds of Syrah and up to 10% Marsanne and Roussanne; whites of only Marsanne and Roussanne.
* Crozes-Hermitage AOC - reds of Syrah and up to 15% Marsanne and Roussanne; whites of only Marsanne and Roussanne.
* Hermitage AOC - reds of Syrah and up to 15% Marsanne and Roussanne; whites of only Marsanne and Roussanne.
* Cornas AOC - reds of Syrah only.
* Saint-Péray AOC - sparkling and still whites of only Marsanne and Roussanne.
Northern Rhône reds are often identified by their signature aromas of green olive and smoky bacon.
