A new offering, the 2007 Vin de Pays Syrah Tupin comes from a vineyard planted just outside the appellation of Cote Rotie in Tupin. It offers peppery, olive, herbaceous, red currant characteristics in a pleasant, low key format. Consume it over the next few years.One of the benchmark producers of Cote Rotie, Rene Rostaing’s wines are made in a classic, traditional style, and are aged in either demi-muids or small barrels, a tiny percentage of which is new. Rostaing’s 25 acres spread throughout heritage sites on the two hillsides of the Cote Blonde and Cote Brune include some of the finest vineyards of the appellation.Importer: Manny Berk, The Rare Wine Co., Sonoma, CA; tel. (707) 996-4484