Vin de Paille
⏳ Drinking Window
2020 - 2050
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Bleu de Gex or other blue cheeses, foie gras, apricot tart
✨ Technical Specifications
Stéphane and Bénédicte Tissot’s Vin de Paille is a liquid testament to the ancient Jura tradition of straw wines. The process begins with selecting the finest bunches of Poulsard, Chardonnay, and Savagnin, which are then meticulously dried for several months on wicker screens or suspended in well-ventilated attics. This natural dehydration process, known as passerillage, concentrates the sugars, acids, and flavors within the grapes. Once pressed, the intensely sweet must undergoes an incredibly slow fermentation using indigenous yeasts, followed by years of patient aging in oak barrels. The resulting nectar is a complex, amber-hued masterpiece, offering rich aromas of dried apricots, honey, candied citrus, and exotic spices, balanced by the vibrant, mineral-driven acidity characteristic of Tissot's biodynamic Jura terroir.
🍾 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
Poulsard, Chardonnay, Savagnin