Benedicte et Stephane Tissot Arbois Trousseau Singulier 2023
Benedicte et Stephane Tissot Arbois Trousseau Singulier 2023
Domaine André et Mireille Tissot, now run by Bénédicte and Stéphane Tissot, is a benchmark biodynamic producer in the Jura region of France. The family estate, founded in 1962, spans approximately 45–50 hectares of biodynamically farmed vineyards near Arbois. Stéphane converted the vineyards to organic farming in the 1990s and received biodynamic certification in 2004, a process that relies heavily on natural terroir and native yeast fermentation. The winery's ethos focuses on low-intervention methods to express the unique character of its diverse vineyard plots, which include prestigious sites with clay and limestone soils.
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I loved the purity of the bottled 2023 Trousseau Singulier, a wine I had admired early on last year. Tissot destems Trousseau and Poulsard by hand and ferments Pinot Noir with full clusters, and this had a gentle vinification and a long infusion, one month for part of it and up to three months for the rest. He shocked my companions by shaking the bottle before it was poured. He said the sediment makes the wines last longer on the palate. To our faces of disbelief, he jumped out of his chair and into the cellar to fetch another bottle that he uncorked carefully and poured without moving the sediment for comparison. It was unbelievable but true, the shaken bottle had a much longer mouthfeel, while the clean one felt much shorter and the fruit suddenly dropped, while the one mixed with the sediment stayed much longer. According to Tissot, all Jura reds should be shaken and mixed with the sediment before pouring... I liked the 2023 reds and also the whites we tasted from barrel...
The 2023 Trousseau Arbois Singulier neatly frames crushed violets, ripe cranberry and pomegranate alongside earthy aspects. Full of substance and life, this delicious Trousseau walks off the stage with a remarkably juicy finish. - By Nicolas Greinacher on July 2024