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Maison Stephan
Côte-Rôtie · Rhône · France
Maison Stéphan, formerly Domaine Jean-Michel Stéphan, farms Côte-Rôtie and Condrieu from Tupin-et-Semons on the northern Rhône. Jean-Michel came from a family of market gardeners and arborists; he founded the estate in 1991 with about two hectares of Côte-Rôtie sold to a local merchant, and bottled his first wine in 1994. Organic certification followed in 1995, and by 1997 he was already making a natural vintage without corrective additives, in the spirit of Jules Chauvet and the AVN charter. The roughly 4.5 hectares today include old Serine — the local Syrah selection — alongside Viognier for Condrieu, on granite slopes such as Coteaux de Tupin.
“In 2017 Jean-Michel partnered with his son Romain to create Maison Stéphan;”
Dorian joined in 2023. Elevage runs long in old barrels; many cuvées are bottled unfiltered with little or no sulphur. The wines balance Northern Rhône power with a clear, digestible natural-wine line.
