Vin Jaune En Spois
⏳ wine.drinking_window
Typically best enjoyed 10–50 years from the vintage release, with the potential to age for a century.
🍽️ wine.food_pairings
Aged Comté cheese, chicken with morels and cream sauce, roasted veal with wild mushrooms
✨ wine.spec_sheet
Hailing from the historic 'En Spois' climat in Arbois, this Vin Jaune is a masterclass in oxidative winemaking. The vineyard, planted in 1971 on heavy, poorly drained Triassic clay soils, imparts a distinct power and deep minerality to the Savagnin grapes. Following traditional methods, the wine is aged for over six years under a naturally occurring veil of yeast, known as 'la voile', in un-topped oak barrels. This slow, deliberate exposure to oxygen coaxes out legendary complexity, marked by notes of walnut, fenugreek, dried fruits, and exotic spices. The wine is bottled in the traditional 62cl Clavelin, the unique bottle shape representing the volume remaining from a full liter of wine after years of evaporation—the legendary 'angels' share'.
🍾 wine.about_producer
Founded in 1962 by André and Mireille Tissot, Domaine André et Mireille Tissot (widely known as Bénédicte & Stéphane Tissot) is a pioneering estate located in Montigny-les-Arsures in the Jura region of France. Under the visionary leadership of Stéphane Tissot and his wife Bénédicte, who took over in 1989, the estate transitioned to organic farming in 1999 and achieved biodynamic certification in 2004. Renowned for their uncompromising commitment to terroir, they practice meticulous parcel-by-parcel vinification using minimal sulfur and indigenous yeasts to craft highly expressive, mineral-driven wines. Their legendary portfolio includes singular white expressions like the clay-driven 'La Mailloche' and 'Les Bruyères' Chardonnays, complex Savagnins, and profound Vin Jaune, alongside exceptional reds such as the 'Trousseau Singulier'. Address: Rue de l'Abreuvoir, 39600 Montigny-les-Arsures, Jura, France Website: http://www.stephanetissot.com