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 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