Les Graviers
⏳ Drinking Window
2023 - 2038
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Roasted chicken with chanterelle mushrooms, aged Comté cheese, pan-seared scallops
✨ Technical Specifications
Hailing from the revered Arbois appellation in the Jura, 'Les Graviers' is a masterclass in the 'ouillé' (topped-up) style of Chardonnay, a technique championed by Stéphane Tissot to highlight the pristine purity of terroir over oxidative notes. The wine takes its name from the unique gravelly limestone soils of the parcel, which impart a striking, chiseled minerality and vibrant acidity. Cultivated under strict biodynamic principles, the grapes are fermented with indigenous yeasts and aged in French oak barrels. This cuvée represents a modern revolution in Jura winemaking, marrying the region's historic soul with a crystalline, energetic precision that has captivated wine lovers worldwide.
🍾 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
13-14%