Jean-Michel Stephan was an assistant winemaker at E. Guigal before starting his own enterprise in the southern part of Côte Rôtie. His eight acres of vineyards are spread into seven parcels, and Stephan farms organically. His no-frills cellar is in the small village of Tupin-Semons. His Côte Rôtie is typically a blend of Syrah and Viognier from several vineyards, though he also makes single-vineyard, very limited bottlings. He produces about 800 cases a year and his wines have earned scores from 92 to 94 pts from Wine Spectator, whose reviewer has called the wines “ripe and racy, but with nice cut…”