Rose Massale

Domaine Tissot

Tissot’s newest cuvée!

Despite its name, this Chardonnay Rose is in fact a white wine. Its name refers to the unique mutation of Chardonnay that comprises this wine. These berries are entirely pink, born from a mutation of Tissot's own Chardonnay vines. Using selection massale encourages genetic diversity and once this mutation appeared, Stéphane began planting its shoots year after year. This wine is derived from a blend of Chardonnay Rose now growing in five of Tissot's most famous parcels and representing the three main soils of Jura:• La Mailloche, the soil of which consists of a thick layer of silts and decalcifying clays (clay resulting from the limestone rock dissolution by water) which covers a base of gryphite limestones dating from 201-174 million years ago, rich in fossil oyster shells (the gryphites) gathered during the period when shallow seas greater agitation with a better environment oxygenation leading to carbonates precipitation• Curon & Valière, with soil consisting of a rocky scree thick layer coming from the limestone cornices dating from the Bajocian, Middle Jurassic period (174-145 million years old) characterized by the presence of a shallow warm sea dotted with islands. This layer sits above the Lias marls, widespread in Arbois vineyards, dating to the Lower Jurassic (201-174 million years) when the region was covered with a shallow, oxygen-poor sea.• Les Bruyères & Sauvagny, where a thick layer of wash silt (between 10 and 30cm) covers the Rhetian schist marls formed in the shallow lagoons that occupied the Jura between 252-201 million years ago (Triassic geological period).The 2020 vintage offers a very fresh and intensely fragrant nose with creamy and slightly toasted notes flirting with aromas of white flowers, toasted hazelnuts, ear of wheat, and a hint of ripe pear and coriander. The palate is lively and fresh with a lemony and slightly saline finish. This wine is profoundly complex and best enjoyed at 10-12ºC. As with all of Tissot’s whites, we recommend decanting this wine 15-60 minutes before service.

Country:  France

Region:  Arbois, Jura

Appellation:  Arbois AOC

Climate:  Cool Continental

Altitude:  250 - 450m

Soils:  Lias era Clay. Very Compact

Varietal/Blend:  100% Chardonnay

Fermentation:  Spontaneous, Natural Yeasts, Full Malo in 228L Barrels

Ageing:  24 months in 228L Barrels 20% new

Vineyard & Vine Age:  La Mailloche. 20-73 years old. Biodynamic. Selection Massale.

ABV:  14.5%

Produced Cases:  165

CSPC:  873105

About the Producer

Bénédicte et Stéphane Tissot


Arbois, Jura, France

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Rose Massale
Domaine Tissot
Tissot’s newest cuvée!

Despite its name, this Chardonnay Rose is in fact a white wine. Its name refers to the unique mutation of Chardonnay that comprises this wine. These berries are entirely pink, born from a mutation of Tissot's own Chardonnay vines. Using selection massale encourages genetic diversity and once this mutation appeared, Stéphane began planting its shoots year after year. This wine is derived from a blend of Chardonnay Rose now growing in five of Tissot's most famous parcels and representing the three main soils of Jura:• La Mailloche, the soil of which consists of a thick layer of silts and decalcifying clays (clay resulting from the limestone rock dissolution by water) which covers a base of gryphite limestones dating from 201-174 million years ago, rich in fossil oyster shells (the gryphites) gathered during the period when shallow seas greater agitation with a better environment oxygenation leading to carbonates precipitation• Curon & Valière, with soil consisting of a rocky scree thick layer coming from the limestone cornices dating from the Bajocian, Middle Jurassic period (174-145 million years old) characterized by the presence of a shallow warm sea dotted with islands. This layer sits above the Lias marls, widespread in Arbois vineyards, dating to the Lower Jurassic (201-174 million years) when the region was covered with a shallow, oxygen-poor sea.• Les Bruyères & Sauvagny, where a thick layer of wash silt (between 10 and 30cm) covers the Rhetian schist marls formed in the shallow lagoons that occupied the Jura between 252-201 million years ago (Triassic geological period).The 2020 vintage offers a very fresh and intensely fragrant nose with creamy and slightly toasted notes flirting with aromas of white flowers, toasted hazelnuts, ear of wheat, and a hint of ripe pear and coriander. The palate is lively and fresh with a lemony and slightly saline finish. This wine is profoundly complex and best enjoyed at 10-12ºC. As with all of Tissot’s whites, we recommend decanting this wine 15-60 minutes before service.

TECHNICAL INFO

Country:  France

Region:  Arbois, Jura

Appellation:  Arbois AOC

Climate:  Cool Continental

Altitude:  250 - 450m

Soils:  Lias era Clay. Very Compact

Varietal/Blend:  100% Chardonnay

Fermentation:  Spontaneous, Natural Yeasts, Full Malo in 228L Barrels

Ageing:  24 months in 228L Barrels 20% new

Vineyard & Vine Age:  La Mailloche. 20-73 years old. Biodynamic. Selection Massale.

ABV:  14.5%

Produced Cases:  165

CSPC:  873105

Andrew Stewart | Calgary + Alberta South

T: 403-604-0408 | E: andrew@vinoalvino.ca

Joe Gurba | Edmonton + Alberta North

 T: 780-203-5284 | E: joe@vinoalvino.ca

Rose Massale
Domaine Tissot
Tissot’s newest cuvée!

Despite its name, this Chardonnay Rose is in fact a white wine. Its name refers to the unique mutation of Chardonnay that comprises this wine. These berries are entirely pink, born from a mutation of Tissot's own Chardonnay vines. Using selection massale encourages genetic diversity and once this mutation appeared, Stéphane began planting its shoots year after year. This wine is derived from a blend of Chardonnay Rose now growing in five of Tissot's most famous parcels and representing the three main soils of Jura:• La Mailloche, the soil of which consists of a thick layer of silts and decalcifying clays (clay resulting from the limestone rock dissolution by water) which covers a base of gryphite limestones dating from 201-174 million years ago, rich in fossil oyster shells (the gryphites) gathered during the period when shallow seas greater agitation with a better environment oxygenation leading to carbonates precipitation• Curon & Valière, with soil consisting of a rocky scree thick layer coming from the limestone cornices dating from the Bajocian, Middle Jurassic period (174-145 million years old) characterized by the presence of a shallow warm sea dotted with islands. This layer sits above the Lias marls, widespread in Arbois vineyards, dating to the Lower Jurassic (201-174 million years) when the region was covered with a shallow, oxygen-poor sea.• Les Bruyères & Sauvagny, where a thick layer of wash silt (between 10 and 30cm) covers the Rhetian schist marls formed in the shallow lagoons that occupied the Jura between 252-201 million years ago (Triassic geological period).The 2020 vintage offers a very fresh and intensely fragrant nose with creamy and slightly toasted notes flirting with aromas of white flowers, toasted hazelnuts, ear of wheat, and a hint of ripe pear and coriander. The palate is lively and fresh with a lemony and slightly saline finish. This wine is profoundly complex and best enjoyed at 10-12ºC. As with all of Tissot’s whites, we recommend decanting this wine 15-60 minutes before service.

TECHNICAL INFO

Country:  France

Region:  Arbois, Jura

Appellation:  Arbois AOC

Climate:  Cool Continental

Altitude:  250 - 450m

Soils:  Lias era Clay. Very Compact

Varietal/Blend:  100% Chardonnay

Fermentation:  Spontaneous, Natural Yeasts, Full Malo in 228L Barrels

Ageing:  24 months in 228L Barrels 20% new

Vineyard & Vine Age:  La Mailloche. 20-73 years old. Biodynamic. Selection Massale.

ABV:  14.5%

Produced Cases:  165

CSPC:  873105

Calgary + Alberta South

Andrew Stewart

403-604-0408

andrew@vinoalvino.ca

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Joe Gurba

780-203-5284

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