Description

En Spois is probably Stéphane Tissot’s finest, most ethereal and most caressing Vin Jaune d’Arbois. The fruit is splendid, complex and powerful, yet without any oxidative excess. It develops aromas of nuts and spices, with a hint of peat. This is a vin jaune that embraces its Jura character whilst offering a delicacy that will pair beautifully with mature Comté or a lamb curry.

In the vineyard, in the cellar

• Soil: Triassic clay soil
• Exposure: East
• Area under vine for this wine: 1 ha
• Age of vines: 1993–1995
• Planting density: 7,000 vines/ha
• Production: 3,500 62cl bottles
• Cultivation method: Biodynamic vineyards, certified by Ecocert and Biodyvin. The vines are cultivated without weedkillers, chemical fertilisers or synthetic products. We use sulphur, copper and herbal infusions to treat the vines. We produce and apply our own compost. These vines are fully ploughed.
• Harvest, vinification and ageing: Hand-harvested, pneumatic pressing, spontaneous fermentation in vats, aged in 228-litre barrels without topping up for 6 years, evaporation of one-third of the volume and protection of the wine by the yeast cap. Aged in a dry cellar, hence the increase in alcohol content. Light filtration before bottling. For all our oxidative wines, we use very little sulphur (1 to 2 g/hl) before fermentation. After oxidative ageing, sulphur is not necessary as it is ineffective (combination of SO₂ with aldehydes) and therefore no SO₂ is added at bottling.

What to eat with a Vin Jaune d'Arbois from Stéphane Tissot?