Amphore Savagnin
⏳ Drinking Window
2024 - 2044
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Aged Comté cheese, roasted pork belly, spiced vegetable tagine
✨ Technical Specifications
Stéphane Tissot's 'Amphore Savagnin' represents a fascinating marriage of Jura's ancient grape variety with one of the world's oldest vessel-aging techniques. Sourced from biodynamically farmed vineyards in Arbois, this skin-contact white wine is crafted by fermenting Savagnin grapes in clay amphorae. The grapes undergo an extended maceration on their skins for several months, allowing for a deep extraction of color, structured tannins, and complex aromatics without any added sulfur. This ancient method pays homage to the historical roots of winemaking, bypassing modern oak or stainless steel to let the pure, mineral-rich clay-marl terroir of the Jura speak directly. The result is a texturally singular, amber-hued expression of Savagnin that balances wild herbal notes, dried citrus, and a vibrant, saline acidity.
🍾 About the Producer
Established in 1962 by André and Mireille Tissot and taken over by their son Stéphane alongside his wife Bénédicte in 1990, Domaine Bénédicte & Stéphane Tissot is an iconic benchmark of the Jura region, located in the village of Montigny-lès-Arsures near Arbois, France. A relentless pioneer of organic and biodynamic viticulture, Stéphane transitioned the estate to biodynamics in the early 2000s, championing minimal-intervention cellar techniques and native yeast fermentations to reveal hyper-specific terroirs. The domaine produces an extraordinary array of wines spanning profound single-vineyard Chardonnays from sites like Clos de la Tour de Curon and La Mailloche, energetic Savagnins, traditional sous-voile Vin Jaune, vibrant reds from indigenous Trousseau and Poulsard, and exceptional Crémant du Jura such as Indigène. Celebrated for their mineral intensity, purity, and vibrant tension, the estate's artisanal bottlings have rightfully elevated the global reputation of Jura winemaking.
🍇 Grape Varieties
Savagnin