Bruyeres
⏳ Drinking Window
Typically best enjoyed 5 to 15 years from the vintage release.
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Roasted chicken with morels, creamy mushroom risotto, aged Comté cheese
✨ Technical Specifications
Hailing from one of the estate's most prized parcels in Montigny-les-Arsures, 'Les Bruyères' is a definitive expression of Jura Chardonnay crafted in the 'ouillé' (topped-up) style. The vineyard is characterized by its distinct Triassic clay and blue marl soils, which face south-southwest, capturing ample sunlight to achieve perfect ripeness. Stéphane Tissot was a pioneer in vinifying this parcel separately to highlight its unique terroir, moving away from the region's traditional oxidative style to emphasize purity, tension, and deep mineral complexity. Fermented with indigenous yeasts and aged in French oak barrels with minimal sulfur, this wine beautifully balances a rich, textured palate with an electric, saline acidity that reflects the ancient marine history of the Jura basin.
🍾 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
Chardonnay
🍷 Alcohol By Volume (ABV)
13-14%