Spirale
⏳ Drinking Window
2023 - 2035
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Bleu de Gex or other rich blue cheeses, pan-seared foie gras, caramelized apricot or pear tarts
✨ Technical Specifications
Spirale is a spectacular sweet passito-style nectar crafted by Stéphane and Bénédicte Tissot, representing a modern pinnacle of the Jura's ancient tradition of straw wines. The name 'Spirale' pays homage to both the spiral-shaped ammonite fossils abundant in the region's Jurassic limestone soils and the winding, transformative journey of the grapes as they dry. To create this cuvée, select bunches of Savagnin, Chardonnay, and Poulsard are meticulously hand-harvested and dried on straw mats or hung from rafters for several months. This natural dehydration process, known as passerillage, concentrates the sugars, acids, and flavors before a slow pressing and years of patient aging in oak casks. The result is an incredibly complex, amber-hued masterpiece that balances luscious sweetness with the Jura's signature electric acidity.
🍾 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