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 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
Savagnin, Chardonnay, Poulsard