Benedicte & Stephane Tissot, Poulsard En Amphore 2023
Variety: Poulsard Bénédicte et Stéphane Tissot are a powerhouse winemaking couple based out of Arbois in the Jura region. Their perspective plays vital to the style of their wine. They favor natural wines as opposed to industrial ones, and wines that show off nature’s gifts versus winemaking. Their wines have been certified biodynamic by Demeter. Many of Jura’s wines go for an oxidative style; their wines are not this. They prefer a reductive style, the opposite of the local style. Their love is shown by their passion and their drive to make several different wines. Protection from the hot sun mean that these are some of the few old vine Poulsard plantings in Arbois. Grown in clay, these grapes spend three months macerating in above ground amphora.