PMG
⏳ Drinking Window
2022 - 2030
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Bleu de Gex or other intense blue cheeses, foie gras with quince compote, dark chocolate tart
✨ Technical Specifications
Bénédicte and Stéphane Tissot's 'PMG'—an acronym for 'Pour Ma Gueule' (French slang for 'for my own throat,' traditionally reserved for the winemaker's private stash)—is a legendary, ultra-concentrated sweet wine from the Jura. Crafted only in exceptional vintages, this rare nectar is made from grapes dried for several months on straw mats (passerillage) to concentrate their sugars, acids, and flavors. The resulting must is so rich that fermentation is incredibly slow, often taking years in oak casks to reach its natural halt. The wine is celebrated for its breathtaking balance of luscious sweetness and vibrant, electric Jura acidity, offering complex aromas of candied citrus, dried apricots, honey, and exotic spices. It stands as a testament to Stéphane Tissot's uncompromising, experimental spirit and mastery of traditional Jura styles.
🍾 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
Savagnin, Chardonnay, Poulsard