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Bénédicte et Stéphane Tissot
Poulsard Vieilles Vignes
2020
Jura
France
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Varietal
Poulsard
Flavors & Qualities
Cranberry
Fresh Wild Herbs
Game
Linked Character
Biodynamic
Palate Character
Light & Bright
Tone & Backbone
This WineYour Palate
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This is a predominantly Light & Bright wine, but it shares structural nuances of Tone & Backbone as described in the tasting note below.
Tasting Notes
A first at taste56 - straddling light and bright and tone and backbone. There are flavors of bramble and cranberry fruit, followed by fresh wild herbs, game, and finishing with a smokey minerality.
COLOR
Brick
BODY
TANNIN
ACIDITY
SWEET
ALCOH.
12%
GRAPE(S)
Poulsard
Why this wine made the cut…
A wine of distinct flavor and structure by a natural wine pioneer.
GRAPE VARIETAL(S)
Country / State
France
Region
Jura
Producer
Bénédicte et Stéphane Tissot
Winemaker(s)
Stéphane Tissot
Vintage
2020
Bénédicte et Stéphane Tissot
Arbois, Jura
Stephane Tissot grew up on his family’s winemaking estate before later becoming one of the pioneers responsible for the resurgence of the Jura over the last 20 years.
Stephane’s parents started the Tissot domaine in 1962—Stephane still remembers cleaning barrels as a kid. His first vintage at the helm was in 1989 at the tender age of 19. It was not long before he converted the estate to organic winemaking, which was certified in 1999 and then biodynamic in 2004.
Tissot makes a myriad of different varieties and cuvées, but his Trousseau is recognized as one of the best around, and rightfully so with its bright fruit and layers of complexity.