BBF
⏳ Drinking Window
2023 - 2029
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Aged Comté cheese, roasted chicken with morels, creamy mushroom risotto
✨ Technical Specifications
Stéphane Tissot's 'BBF' (Blanc de Blancs Fût) is a revolutionary take on Crémant du Jura, challenging the traditional boundaries of sparkling wine. The name itself reveals its unique upbringing: 'Blanc de Blancs Elevé en Fût' (White of Whites aged in oak barrels). Unlike typical Crémants that prioritize fresh, primary fruit, Tissot treats this sparkling wine with the same reverence as his top still Chardonnays. The base wine is fermented and aged in oak barrels for up to a year, allowing it to develop a rich, oxidative-tinged complexity and structural depth before undergoing secondary fermentation in the bottle. It then spends an extended period, often exceeding four years, resting on its lees. This meticulous process yields a sparkling wine of profound vinous character, marrying the vibrant, mineral-driven acidity of Jura's clay and limestone terroirs with luxurious notes of toasted brioche, hazelnut, and baked orchard fruits. It stands as a testament to the Tissot family's pioneering spirit and their dedication to elevating Jura sparkling wines to the level of fine Champagne.
🍾 About the Producer
Established in 1962 by André and Mireille Tissot in Montigny-lès-Arsures, Domaine Tissot underwent an epochal transformation when Stéphane and Bénédicte Tissot assumed leadership in 1990. Propelling Jura winemaking into global reverence, they eliminated synthetic interventions, attaining organic certification in 1999 and full Demeter biodynamic status in 2004 across roughly 35 to 50 hectares. The estate encompasses preeminent micro-terroirs—notably Les Bruyères, La Mailloche, En Barberon, and Curon—defined by diverse Jurassic limestones and distinctive blue, grey, and red marls situated under continental montane influences. Stéphane champions hyper-parcel vinification using indigenous yeasts, amphorae, minimal sulfur, and unadulterated parcel identity. Tissot's extensive repertoire spans thrillingly chiseled non-oxidative ouillé bottlings like Chardonnay Clos de la Tour de Curon and Les Bruyères, transcendent traditional sous voile expressions, and profound benchmarks of Vin Jaune, culminating in an unyielding masterclass of geological transparency.
🍇 Grapes
Chardonnay
🍷 ABV
12.5%