Poulsard Sur Lias
⏳ Drinking Window
Typically best enjoyed within 1 to 5 years from vintage to appreciate its fresh, vibrant fruit and delicate natural character.
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Charcuterie boards, roasted chicken, wild mushroom tart
✨ Technical Specifications
Hailing from the historic clay and marl soils of Arbois in the Jura, Bénédicte and Stéphane Tissot's 'Sur Lias' is a masterful expression of Poulsard, the region's signature thin-skinned red grape. This cuvée is crafted with a deep respect for ancestral methods, undergoing fermentation with indigenous yeasts and aging on its fine lees ('sur lias') without any added sulfur. The result is an incredibly vibrant, pale-colored red wine that defies conventional expectations—often showing a translucent ruby hue akin to a dark rosé, yet bursting with wild strawberries, damp earth, and peppery spices. Tissot's commitment to biodynamic viticulture allows the delicate, temperamental Poulsard grape to express its purest, most energetic terroir-driven character.
🍾 About the Producer
Established in 1962 by André and Mireille Tissot and taken over by their son Stéphane alongside his wife Bénédicte in 1990, Domaine Bénédicte & Stéphane Tissot is an iconic benchmark of the Jura region, located in the village of Montigny-lès-Arsures near Arbois, France. A relentless pioneer of organic and biodynamic viticulture, Stéphane transitioned the estate to biodynamics in the early 2000s, championing minimal-intervention cellar techniques and native yeast fermentations to reveal hyper-specific terroirs. The domaine produces an extraordinary array of wines spanning profound single-vineyard Chardonnays from sites like Clos de la Tour de Curon and La Mailloche, energetic Savagnins, traditional sous-voile Vin Jaune, vibrant reds from indigenous Trousseau and Poulsard, and exceptional Crémant du Jura such as Indigène. Celebrated for their mineral intensity, purity, and vibrant tension, the estate's artisanal bottlings have rightfully elevated the global reputation of Jura winemaking.
🍇 Grape Varieties
Poulsard
🍷 Alcohol By Volume (ABV)
12.5-13%