Domaine Tissot

2017 Château-Chalon AOC Vin Jaune

This is a benchmark example of Jura’s iconic Vin Jaune. Savagnin is fermented then aged for a minimum of six years in old barrels without any top-ups. As a result, around a third of the wine's volume evaporates and as that ullage increases, a complex layer of yeast flor forms above the wine, inhibiting greater oxidation and adding a unique yeast character to the wine. The result is a powerful, concentrated, complex wine, with great minerality, much higher acidity than fino sherry, and characteristic aromas of nuts and dried fruit, with ageing potential north of a century.

Explore Château Chalon! Château Chalon is its own sub-region, an AOC specifically for the Jura’s finest vin jaune from the area around the Château. Everywhere on the web, photos of Château Chalon tourism are really popular. This is the tête de cuvée of Stéphane’s line of vin Jaune’s. This bewildering wine is the definition of unicorn juice!
France
White
Biodynamic Wine
Vegan

Region:  Château Chalon, Jura

Appellation:  Château Chalon AOC

Varietal/Blend:  100% Savagnin

ABV:  16.0%

Vineyard & Vine Age: Domaine Tissot Vin Jaune Château Chalon comes from biodynamic vineyards at 250–450 meters altitude. The vines are planted using the selection massale method and grow in clay and calcareous soils, shaped by the cool continental climate of the Jura region.

Cellar: Domaine Tissot Vin Jaune Château Chalon is spontaneously fermented with indigenous yeast in neutral French oak barriques. It ages at least six years in old barrels without top-ups. Bottled unfined and unfiltered, showcasing its distinctive yeast-driven complexity.

CSPC:  141017

Winemakers Note:  []

What the Critics are saying:  "The 2017 Château Chalon plays in a different category, from some of the finest Lias soils in Jura. Stéphane Tissot loves 2017 for Vin Jaune. This is intense and nuanced, still very young and a little closed and in need of time in the glass to start unfurling the multiple layers it has. It has elegant and nuanced notes of marzipan, herbs, spices and mushrooms. The palate is intense and pungent. The wine comes in at 16% alcohol and is full bodied and powerful but keeps the elegance and balance through lots of freshness. It can be enjoyed now, or you could wait several years before opening a bottle; it should be almost indestructible. This is superb." 98/100. Luis Gutiérrez, Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, Sep 11 2025

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Domaine Tissot
2017 Château-Chalon AOC Vin Jaune

Region:  Château Chalon, Jura

Appellation:  Château Chalon AOC

France
White
Biodynamic Wine
Vegan
This is a benchmark example of Jura’s iconic Vin Jaune. Savagnin is fermented then aged for a minimum of six years in old barrels without any top-ups. As a result, around a third of the wine's volume evaporates and as that ullage increases, a complex layer of yeast flor forms above the wine, inhibiting greater oxidation and adding a unique yeast character to the wine. The result is a powerful, concentrated, complex wine, with great minerality, much higher acidity than fino sherry, and characteristic aromas of nuts and dried fruit, with ageing potential north of a century.

Explore Château Chalon! Château Chalon is its own sub-region, an AOC specifically for the Jura’s finest vin jaune from the area around the Château. Everywhere on the web, photos of Château Chalon tourism are really popular. This is the tête de cuvée of Stéphane’s line of vin Jaune’s. This bewildering wine is the definition of unicorn juice!

TECHNICAL INFO

Varietal/Blend:  100% Savagnin

ABV:  16.0%

Vineyard:  Domaine Tissot Vin Jaune Château Chalon comes from biodynamic vineyards at 250–450 meters altitude. The vines are planted using the selection massale method and grow in clay and calcareous soils, shaped by the cool continental climate of the Jura region.

Cellar: Domaine Tissot Vin Jaune Château Chalon is spontaneously fermented with indigenous yeast in neutral French oak barriques. It ages at least six years in old barrels without top-ups. Bottled unfined and unfiltered, showcasing its distinctive yeast-driven complexity.

CSPC:  141017

Winemakers Note: []

What the Critics are saying: "The 2017 Château Chalon plays in a different category, from some of the finest Lias soils in Jura. Stéphane Tissot loves 2017 for Vin Jaune. This is intense and nuanced, still very young and a little closed and in need of time in the glass to start unfurling the multiple layers it has. It has elegant and nuanced notes of marzipan, herbs, spices and mushrooms. The palate is intense and pungent. The wine comes in at 16% alcohol and is full bodied and powerful but keeps the elegance and balance through lots of freshness. It can be enjoyed now, or you could wait several years before opening a bottle; it should be almost indestructible. This is superb." 98/100. Luis Gutiérrez, Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, Sep 11 2025

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:  Château Chalon, Jura

Appellation:  Château Chalon AOC

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Varietal/Blend:  100% 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:  16.0%

Produced Cases:  50

CSPC:  141017

Calgary + Alberta South

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