Rose Massale Chardonnay
⏳ Drinking Window
2024 - 2038
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Creamy mushroom risotto, roasted poultry with chanterelles, aged Comté cheese
✨ Technical Specifications
Crafted by the visionary Stéphane Tissot, the 'Rose Massale' is a singular and captivating expression of Jura Chardonnay. The wine takes its name from a rare, pink-skinned mutation of Chardonnay (Chardonnay Rose) propagated through meticulous massal selection (sélection massale) from ancient vines. Grown in the clay and limestone soils of Arbois, the grapes yield a wine of stunning complexity and a subtle, shimmering golden-pink hue. Tissot vinifies this cuvée in the 'ouillé' (topped-up) style, avoiding the traditional oxidative veil to preserve the vibrant, pristine fruit and intense, saline minerality. Fermented with indigenous yeasts and aged in French oak barrels with minimal sulfur, it represents a masterclass in biodynamic viticulture and terroir expression.
🍾 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
Chardonnay Rose