Indigene
⏳ Drinking Window
2023 - 2028
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Goug res, aged Comt cheese, creamy mushroom risotto
✨ Technical Specifications
B n dicte and St phane Tissot's Cr mant du Jura 'Indig ne' is a revolutionary sparkling wine that redefines the traditional method through a strictly biodynamic lens. The name 'Indig ne' refers to the use of 100% indigenous yeasts for both fermentations. In a brilliant departure from standard sparkling winemaking, which relies on commercial yeasts and cane sugar for the secondary bottle fermentation, Tissot uses a small portion of actively fermenting must from his own Vin de Paille (straw wine) to kickstart the bubble creation. This technique ensures that every element of the wine originates from their own estate vineyards. Aged on its lees for up to three years, this cuv e offers a beautifully textured, mineral-driven profile that reflects the unique clay and limestone soils of the Jura.
🍾 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, Pinot Noir, Poulsard, Trousseau
🍷 ABV
12-12.5%