2023 Bénédicte et Stéphane Tissot "Patchwork" Chardonnay, Jura, France
Regular price $45.00
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100% Chardonnay
Stéphane Tissot grew up on his parents’ Jura wine estate where some of his first memories were cleaning wine barrels. André and Mireille, Stéphane’s parents, started the domaine in 1962 making the classic Jura cuvees still seen as rustic oddballs by much of the world. It was Stéphane who became a driving force behind the dramatic resurgence of Jura wines with his first vintage at the age of 19 and his precise work in the cellar, he was immediately recognized by his peers. He soon adopted rigorous, low-intervention techniques, and the domaine was certified organic in 1999, one of the first in Jura, and biodynamic in 2004. His energy and discipline has surely helped transform the Jura from a vinous backwater into one of the world’s most exciting wine regions.
This Chardonnay is from a diverse selection of vineyards in both limestone and clay, this is the friendliest (and most affordable) selection from Stéphane. Topped up rather than under flor. 12 months in mostly old oak. Totally decantable, and gosh do we love it.