Benedicte & Stephane Tissot Poulsard Sur Lias 2022

Benedicte & Stephane Tissot Poulsard Sur Lias 2022

Tissot
$50.00

Grape: Poulsard
Vintage: 2022
Type: Red

This light red wine is crafted from old Poulsard vines grown on the complex marl and limestone soils of Arbois. Stéphane and Bénédicte Tissot follow strict biodynamic viticulture protocols to maintain high natural acidity. The hand-picked grapes are natively fermented with wild yeasts in neutral vessels, completely avoiding modern styling or added sulfur. The wine undergoes extended aging on its fine fermentation lees to encourage textural width and structural stability prior to bottling.

It radiates a pale, translucent ruby hue, releasing a perfumed nose of wild strawberry, fresh raspberry, and damp earth. On the palate, the light-bodied frame is juicy and direct, balancing crisp red fruit with a subtle mineral salinity. A faint creamy texture from the lees contact rounds out the lean mouthfeel without introducing heavy weight. Soft, fine-grained tannins integrate smoothly with a clean wave of natural acidity. It finishes bone-dry, leaving a light trace of white pepper.

Stéphane Tissot and his wife Bénédicte have 35 hectares of vineyards “cultivated in bio-dynamic viticulture (certified by Demeter) to allow the soils to live, to have grapes untouched by chemical products, to allow natural yeast fermentations, to reduce the doses of sulfur in the cellar.”

They produce truly unique, terroir-driven natural wines, wines we love, admire, and cherish. These are without doubt some of our most prized wines. 

André and Mireille Tissot founded their estate in 1962, in the village of Montigny-les-Arsures, in the Jura. Stéphane took over from his father with a new vision and converted it to chemical-free farming, organic and then biodynamic. They are meticulous in their farming and in the cellar, producing up to 28 unique cuvees. 

A wine made with love and passion produces an emotion...
You can find in a wine the personality and the character of those who made it because each gesture, each operation, each decision has its importance.