Vin Jaune W
⏳ Drinking Window
2025 - 2065
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Aged Comté cheese, chicken with morel mushrooms, classic yellow curry
✨ Technical Specifications
Crafted by the visionary Stéphane Tissot, the 'Vin Jaune W' represents a fascinating masterclass in the impact of cellar microclimates on the oxidative aging of Savagnin. While all Vin Jaune must undergo the legendary aging process of at least six years and three months under a veil of wild yeast (la voile) without topping up, Tissot isolates his barrels in different cellars to study the results. The 'W' designates a warmer cellar environment, where higher temperatures and thermal fluctuations accelerate evaporation and concentration. This unique environment coaxes a remarkably intense, powerful, and deeply complex expression from the Savagnin grape. The resulting wine is a golden-amber elixir boasting profound aromas of toasted walnuts, fenugreek, curry spices, and dried stone fruits, backed by the searing, mineral-driven acidity characteristic of Jura's ancient marly soils.
🍾 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