Savagnin
⏳ Drinking Window
Typically best enjoyed 5–20 years from the vintage release, though well-stored bottles can age gracefully for decades.
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Aged Comté cheese, chicken with cream and morel mushrooms, classic yellow curry dishes
✨ Technical Specifications
Deeply rooted in the rugged terrain of the Jura, Bénédicte and Stéphane Tissot's Savagnin is a masterclass in traditional oxidative winemaking. Made from the ancient Savagnin grape, which is indigenous to these alpine foothills, this cuvée undergoes the historic 'sous voile' (under the veil) aging process. For up to 36 months, the wine rests in oak barrels without being topped up. A delicate, naturally occurring film of yeast forms on the surface, shielding the wine from excessive oxidation while slowly infusing it with its signature aromatic complexity of walnuts, spices, and dried fruits. Sourced from biodynamically farmed clay and limestone vineyards in Montigny-les-Arsures, this wine captures the wild, untamed spirit of the Jura, balancing intense mineral acidity with rich, oxidative depth.
🍾 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
🍷 ABV
13.5-14%