Bénédicte & Stéphane Tissot Arbois Trousseau en Amphore 2022

Bénédicte and Stéphane Tissot make this Trousseau at their biodynamic estate in Montigny-les-Arsures in the Jura, from one of the region's traditional red grapes in AOC Arbois. Trousseau is a thin-skinned, light-bodied variety that gives perfumed, red-fruited wines with fine tannin and bright acidity, well suited to the Jura's cool continental climate and its marl and limestone soils, which lend a savoury, stony depth. The wine spends six months in clay amphora, a vessel that allows a gentle, even oxygen exchange through the porous earthenware while adding no oak flavour, so the fruit and floral character stay pure and the texture turns supple. Biodynamic farming keeps the vineyard balanced and the aromatics expressive. It pours a deep, luminous ruby that is light in body. The nose is fragrant, with ripe cherry and strawberry over rose, dried herbs and a peppery, earthy lift. The palate is fresh and silky, the tannins fine and the acidity lively, the red fruit carrying a savoury, mineral finish. This is a red to serve slightly cool. Pour at 14 to 16 degrees with roast chicken, duck or mushroom dishes.