Domaine Tissot

Macvin du Jura Blanc

Macvin is one of those beguiling, off-beat styles of the Jura that makes wine come alive all over again. It is a Chardonnay & Savagnin based dessert wine that has been fortified with Marc, the French version of Grappa, a distillate of the re-fermentation of the grape skins left over from wine making (Piquette). The wine must then be aged in oak for at least six years before release. Just imagine a wine of this kind in the hands of Stéphane Tissot. It is a rare treat, a curio that will end any meal with panache and fireworks. It bursts with candied orange peel, baked apricots, marjoram, and baking spices, its sweetness balanced beautifully by the Jura's signature saline tang and statuesque acidity. The marc element leaves the palate with a subtle, vermouth-like bitterness that keeps you leaning in. A must-try.
France
White
Biodynamic Wine
Vegan

Region:  Arbois, Jura

Appellation:  Macvin du Jura AOC

Varietal/Blend:  Chardonnay & Savagnin

ABV:  17.0%

Vineyard & Vine Age:  Bull Swamp and Manilla vineyards in Baw Baw Shire. The vines were planted in 1961 and and 1964 respectively.

Cellar: Domaine Tissot Macvin du Jura Blanc is spontaneously fermented with natural yeasts and fortified early with house-made Marc to preserve natural grape sugars. The wine is aged at least six years, and bottled unfined and unfiltered, with no added SO2.

CSPC:  896140

Winemakers Note:  []

What the Critics are saying:  []

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Domaine Tissot
Macvin du Jura Blanc

Region:  Arbois, Jura

Appellation:  Macvin du Jura AOC

France
White
Biodynamic Wine
Vegan
Macvin is one of those beguiling, off-beat styles of the Jura that makes wine come alive all over again. It is a Chardonnay & Savagnin based dessert wine that has been fortified with Marc, the French version of Grappa, a distillate of the re-fermentation of the grape skins left over from wine making (Piquette). The wine must then be aged in oak for at least six years before release. Just imagine a wine of this kind in the hands of Stéphane Tissot. It is a rare treat, a curio that will end any meal with panache and fireworks. It bursts with candied orange peel, baked apricots, marjoram, and baking spices, its sweetness balanced beautifully by the Jura's signature saline tang and statuesque acidity. The marc element leaves the palate with a subtle, vermouth-like bitterness that keeps you leaning in. A must-try.

TECHNICAL INFO

Varietal/Blend:  Chardonnay & Savagnin

ABV:  17.0%

Vineyard:  Domaine Tissot Macvin du Jura Blanc comes from biodynamic estate vineyards at 250–450 meters altitude. The approximately 30-year-old vines, planted via Selection Massale, grow in clay and calcareous soils, hand-farmed and harvested in the cool continental climate.

Cellar: Domaine Tissot Macvin du Jura Blanc is spontaneously fermented with natural yeasts and fortified early with house-made Marc to preserve natural grape sugars. The wine is aged at least six years, and bottled unfined and unfiltered, with no added SO2.

CSPC:  896140

Winemakers Note: []

What the Critics are saying: []

Giovanni Autuori
Calgary + Alberta South

T: 403-971-1898

E: giovanni@vinoalvino.ca

Joe Gurba
Edmonton + Alberta North

T: 780-203-5284

E: joeg@vinoalvino.ca

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TECHNICAL INFO

Country:  France

Region:  Arbois, Jura

Appellation:  Macvin du Jura AOC

Climate: 

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Soils: 

Varietal/Blend:  Chardonnay & Savagnin

Fermentation:  Spontaneous fermentation with native yeasts in old oak puncheons.

Ageing: 

Vineyard & Vine Age:  Bull Swamp and Manilla vineyards in Baw Baw Shire. The vines were planted in 1961 and and 1964 respectively.

ABV:  17.0%

Produced Cases:  50

CSPC:  896140

Calgary + Alberta South

Andrew Stewart

403-604-0408

andrew@vinoalvino.ca

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