Hot & humid today in the Delaware Valley, so we need something thirst quenching. Given how infrequently folks on the board post about wines from the Jura, I believe these may be the least known great white wines. The Clos de la Tour de Curon was intense in focus, and just mind-blowing in every respect. And the Chardonnay Rose was pretty cool given how weird/rare/strange the grape mutation is.
At any rate, a shout out here to Rob Panzer, who is the only guy I know that seems to make the “Don Quixote” effort to attempt to support and commercialize these growers.
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2015 Tissot (Bénédicte et Stéphane / André et Mireille) Sursis - France, Jura, Côtes du Jura (6/6/2020)
I think this is my first time trying this particular bottling from Tissot. Interesting more than delicious. Quite dry on the palate, with those savory notes that I find are typical with a Tissot Chardonnay. -
2017 Tissot (Bénédicte et Stéphane / André et Mireille) Arbois Clos de la Tour de Curon - France, Jura, Arbois (6/6/2020)
The nose here is awesome - laser-focused, with reductive matchstick and quinine/tonic.
Brisk and refreshing on the palate - delicious! Wow.
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2018 Tissot (Bénédicte et Stéphane / André et Mireille) Chardonnay Rose Massale - France, Jura, Arbois (6/6/2020)
My first time trying this rare pink-berried mutation of Chardonnay - what the heck, there’s a first time for everything, right?
This is noticeably darker in the glass, almost bronze - no clue whether that color relates to the pigment in the grape skins.
Pretty delicious on the palate - good acidity and persistence, quite refreshing. The nose has those savory notes I often get from Tissot’s wines. Obviously a wine curiosity given the rarity, but one I would gladly try (and buy) again.
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