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 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
Poulsard, Chardonnay, Savagnin