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Arbois Vin Jaune W fût de Michel Couvreur Bénédicte et Stéphane Tissot 2011
16%
0.62L
Intensity
An audacious, unusual, delicious cuvée produced from vin jaune matured in whisky casks, and thus tinged with peaty barrel notes... An incredible sensory experience from Stéphane Tissot.
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Arbois Vin Jaune W fût de Michel Couvreur Bénédicte et Stéphane Tissot 2011
The wine
Stéphane Tissot is undoubtedly an artist, because it took imagination and audacity to make this really unusual cuvée. It combines vin jaune which has been aged for over six years in barrels – nothing odd about that – with Michel Couvreur's whiskies. (The latter is a malt whisky producer). And that’s not all. The story does not end there. With the barriques of vin jaune, Michel Couvreur produces a hybrid between whisky and vin jaune. The vin jaune W is marked by the barrel’s peaty notes which give it a real rancio depth. The result is similar to whisky, in a more digestible version. A truly sensory experience!
About the Producer Tissot
The domain might still carry the name of his parents, but Stéphane Tissot (and his wife Bénédicte) took over the family business over 20 years ago. In 1995, Stéphane began to reduce the amount of fertiliser so as to pave the way for organic viticulture. Around this time he also stopped using chemical herbicides altogether. In 1999, the then 28 hectares (now 46 hectares) became entirely organic and, after a few years, the whole domain became biodynamic in 2004 (Demeter certification). Stéphane's hard work has transformed the quality of the grapes. With such good quality fruit, vinifications are relatively easy and require very little intervention. Natural yeasts are used in fermentation and a very small amount of sulphites are added, nothing else. The end result is an excellent expression of terroir with intense aromas. Stéphane's quest to convey his many different terroirs has led him to produce nearly 50 different cuvées from many different grape varieties using various vinification methods. For example, for the Savagnin, a variety typical of the Jura, the property produces wines with and without oxidation (i.e. topping up of the barrels) and vin jaune. This domain is at its zenith and is one of the Jura's (and iDealwine's) best kept secrets.
Detailed characteristics
Quantity: 1 Clavelin
Level 1 NormalObservations 1 Wax capsule, 1 NormalOrigin: professional
Type of cellar: underground, natural cellar
Recoverable VAT: yes
Original wooden case / Original case: no
French customs seal: yes
Alcohol percentage: 16 %
Region: Jura
Appellation: Arbois
Owner: Bénédicte et Stéphane Tissot
Vintage: 2011
Colour: white
Service temperature: 14°
Size (in ha): 50 hectares
Intensity: full-bodied
Leading aroma: nuts
Tasting occasion: food-friendly wine