2020 Maison Stephan Cote Rotie Coteaux de Bassenon Rhone, France Pierre-Marie Chermette Fermented only using native yeasts

Fermented only using native yeasts and gently pumped over each morning and evening throughout fermentation

and with just 20 milligrams per liter of sulfur (added after malolactic finishes)

left on all the lees and solids

bottled with zero addition of sulfur (9ppm SO2 total)

where a new generation of winemakers is eschewing popular international styles

2020 Maison Stephan Cote Rotie Coteaux de Bassenon Rhone, France Pierre-Marie Chermette Fermented only using native yeastsCteaux de Bassenon is the most southerly vineyard in Cte Rtie, and is sometimes labeled Cteaux de Semons. The majority of Jean Michel's vines in this parcel were planted in 1896, which would make them the first vines planted after the phylloxera epidemic devastated French vineyards in the late 19th century. 20% of the vineyard is planted to Viognier, and the rest is planted half to Serine (the oldest vines) and half to Syrah. In 2020, Jean Michel and