Poulsard Vieilles Vignes
⏳ Drinking Window
Typically best enjoyed within 2 to 8 years from the vintage release to appreciate its vibrant fruit and ethereal freshness.
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Cured meats and charcuterie, roasted chicken with herbs, chanterelle mushroom tart
✨ Technical Specifications
Hailing from the revered clay soils of Arbois, Bénédicte and Stéphane Tissot's Poulsard Vieilles Vignes is a masterclass in the preservation of Jura's indigenous viticultural heritage. Poulsard, an ancient thin-skinned grape variety, is notorious for its delicate, pale ruby hue that often mimics a deep rosé, yet it carries the soul and structure of a true red wine. Tissot sources this cuvée from ancient, deeply rooted vines that yield concentrated, highly expressive fruit. In the cellar, Stéphane embraces a minimalist philosophy, utilizing indigenous yeasts and often eschewing sulfur additions to allow the wild, rustic, and mineral-laden character of the terroir to shine. The result is a wine steeped in Jura folklore—a vibrant, ethereal nectar that whispers of forest floor, wild red berries, and the damp stone of the French alpine foothills.
🍾 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