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Crémant du Jura Extra Brut, "BBF", Tissot - NV

Name: Crémant du Jura Extra Brut, "BBF", Tissot
Brand: Dom. André & Mireille Tissot
SKU: 47411
Price: 49.99 USD
Availability: InStock

Item # 47411 750 mL

A sparkling dry white made entirely from Chardonnay, the BBF stands for Blanc de Blancs aged in oak barrels. Based on two different vintages, the wine was fermented in barrel, bottled with no dosage, and spent 52 months on the lees before disgorgement. Pair this spiced sparkling white with scallops in butter and sumac.

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Color

White

Vintage

Country

France

Region

Jura

Producer

Dom. André & Mireille Tissot

Grape Variety

Chardonnay

Production Methods

Organic

Biodynamic

Wine made from grapes grown organically using natural composting techniques and special preparations of herbal sprays while following the astronomical calendar.

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About the Producer

Stéphane and Bénédicte Tissot Montigny-les-Arsures Jura, France How does one start to talk about Stéphane Tissot? An increasingly iconic producer in the Jura, Stéphane and his wife, Bénédicte took over the domaine from his parents, André and Mireille with the intention of expressing vineyard terroir above all else. Stéphane works biodynamically and has become the creator of many cuvées, each...

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Glossary

Chardonnay

From Champagne to Chablis, it's hard (not to mention unpleasant) to avoid this famous white variety. During a huge popularity surge beginning in the late 1980s, Chardonnay plantings have increased dramatically -- not only in California's wine country, with which the variety is nearly synonymous, but also in Burgundy (its original, Old World home) and just about everywhere else in the winemaking world. It is a flexible, eager-to-please grape, responding well to just about anything a winemaker...

Jura

A petite and relatively obscure wine region in eastern France, between Burgundy and the Swiss border. Its geographical isolation has helped it to remain a rare bastion of traditional winemaking techniques, and today it produces some of the most distinctive wines in the world. Reds from the Jura are often light-bodied, earthy, berried, and reminiscent of the village wines of Burgundy (though here they are made of local grapes like Poulsard and Trousseau). The true specialty of the region,...