and a hint of bright lemon
great on the rocks or in mixed drinks
classically dry and quite primary
pork dishes
Dusty mineral notes appear on the finish
Jean-Michel Stephan Côte-Rôtie "Coteaux de Bassenon" 2018 6x 2018 sku_2160013 and a hint of brightThe grapes are harvested by hand at low yields. Vinification: after carbonic maceration, with no added sulphur, the wine is matured 24 months in old oak barrels from the Tronais forest. Neither fined nor filtered, and no added sulphites. A powerful, complex nose of cherry pits and blackcurrant, with floral, smoky, and rosemary notes. On the palate: complexity, charm, purity, smoothness, minerality, and phenomenal length.