Chardonnay Graviers
⏳ Drinking Window
2023 - 2038
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
creamy mushroom risotto, roasted poultry with chanterelles, aged Comt) cheese
✨ Technical Specifications
Hailing from the revered Arbois appellation in the Jura, the 'Les Graviers' Chardonnay is a masterclass in the 'ouill)' (topped-up) style, which preserves the fresh, pristine fruit characteristics of the grape rather than the traditional oxidative qualities of the region. The name 'Graviers' pays homage to the unique terroir of the parcel: a soil rich in Bajocian limestone gravel and scree over a bed of active marl. This specific geological makeup imparts a striking, crystalline minerality and a saline finish to the wine. Biodynamically farmed and crafted with minimal intervention, the juice is fermented with indigenous yeasts and aged in French oak barrels. Stéphane Tissot's obsessive focus on parcel-by-parcel vinification shines here, capturing the vibrant tension, energy, and deep-rooted history of Jura's non-oxidative winemaking renaissance.
🍾 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