Maison Stephan VdF Syrah 2023 DISCOUNTABLE with an intensity

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a small family domaine in Gevrey-Chambertin that for decades sold fruit to the likes of Drouhin

fermented with native yeasts and aged on the lees in bottle for at least a year

Pinot Noir and Chardonnay grapes on the lees on Italian Amphora made with Terracotta and Sand

The founder came up through an apprenticeship program run with Steve Matthiasson and UC Davis

Maison Stephan VdF Syrah 2023 DISCOUNTABLE with an intensityJean Michel Stephan is one of the only growers making natural wine across all of Cote Rotie, working without added sulfur. This Syrah comes from his Vin de France range, assembled from younger Syrah planted near Condrieu and Verin, fermented with semi carbonic techniques and raised in concrete. It's the lively, approachable cousin to his serious appellation bottlings: peppery, juicy and unmistakably Northern Rhone in spirit. A natural wine Syrah that