2006 Cote Rotie AC Vielle Vigne en Coteaux Jean-Michel Stephan

The wine is made from 80% very old Serine, which is an expressive small-berry relative of Syrah, and 20% Viognier. The wine expert gives it 18+/20 and writes: A special Rotie with a distinctive terroir emphasis and concise but integrated acidity, round and long - a Cote Rotie monument. 2012-2025+.