Grand Elevage Chardonnay
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Typically best enjoyed 3–10 years from the vintage release.
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creamy mushroom risotto, roasted chicken with wild mushrooms, aged Comté cheese
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Crafted by the visionary Stéphane Tissot, the 'Grand Élevage' Chardonnay is a superb testament to the heights that topped-up (ouillé) Jura whites can achieve. Historically, the Jura was synonymous with oxidative winemaking, but Tissot helped pioneer a revolution, proving that the region's clay and limestone soils could yield pristine, mineral-driven Chardonnays to rival Burgundy. This cuvée is a masterful blend of Chardonnay harvested from various biodemocratically farmed parcels across the Arbois appellation. True to its name, 'Grand Élevage' undergoes an extended, patient aging period in oak barrels, allowing the wine to develop a profound textural complexity, striking tension, and a signature smoky, saline minerality that speaks directly of its Jurassic terroir.
🍾 wine.about_producer
Founded in 1962 by André and Mireille Tissot, Domaine André et Mireille Tissot (widely known as Bénédicte & Stéphane Tissot) is a pioneering estate located in Montigny-les-Arsures in the Jura region of France. Under the visionary leadership of Stéphane Tissot and his wife Bénédicte, who took over in 1989, the estate transitioned to organic farming in 1999 and achieved biodynamic certification in 2004. Renowned for their uncompromising commitment to terroir, they practice meticulous parcel-by-parcel vinification using minimal sulfur and indigenous yeasts to craft highly expressive, mineral-driven wines. Their legendary portfolio includes singular white expressions like the clay-driven 'La Mailloche' and 'Les Bruyères' Chardonnays, complex Savagnins, and profound Vin Jaune, alongside exceptional reds such as the 'Trousseau Singulier'. Address: Rue de l'Abreuvoir, 39600 Montigny-les-Arsures, Jura, France Website: http://www.stephanetissot.com