2016 Tissot (Bénédicte et Stéphane / André et Mireille) Arbois Les Bruyères

Community Tasting Notes (8) Avg Score: 91.4 points

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  1/27/2024 - Jonathanmustang wrote: 89 Points

  Allumette et urine de cheval au nez, pas mon genre

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  8/19/2023 - NostraBacchus Likes this wine: 95 Points

  My second and unfortunately also second to last bottle…. Wow, a total explosion of minerality, some reductive/matchstick note, but it seems a little more tamed compared to a few years ago. With a few minutes of air, it‘s mellowing beautifully with notes of just ripe apple, citrus, chalky minerality, as mentioned a touch of reduction, there is also some popcorn kind of note but much more subtle now, a beautiful mineral vein carrying the wine effortlessly. This seems more finessed and a little less rustic than my last bottle, but equally impressive, it is more built on tension than finesse though. It‘s medium-full bodied, with still pretty high acidity that is a little more integrated, a touch of tannin, there is also a really beautiful length on the finish.
  This is peak-drinking right now, tense, fresh, mineral-driven but aromatic goodness. Served blind, this would give many white 1er Cru Burgundies a run for their money. Not easy to find at all, but an incredible value at around $45.

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  10/2/2022 - viniferatu Likes this wine:

  struck match, toasted spice, fresh fruit... tense and lively on the palate, acid is prominent but there's sneaky viscosity and richness here, everything is nicely balanced... long and vibrant finish, probably mature but should be worth following another few years at least

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  9/16/2022 - honest bob wrote: 92 Points

  French road trip, mainly Rhône valley; 9/4/2022-9/18/2022: From 75cl at Les Avisés restaurant, Avize. Superb, penetrating ripe lemon; all the complexity of Tissot's wonderful Vin Jaune from Bruyères in a slightly lighter and more astringent package, but with intense concentration and old-oak intensity reminiscent of a great (and non-funky/mouldy/corky) Vina Tondonia GR blanco. This coped well with a varied menu, slightly overpowering delicately prepared monkfish, but reaching two unexpected high-points accompanying 1) a superbly tender slice of veal with aubergines on the side, and 2) a daring but successful dessert of white peach, lemon curd and spicy cake. Temperature is critical: too cold and the complexity disappears, too hot and there is a danger of volatility and slight acid burn. So we eased the bottle in and out of an ice bucket, keeping it around an optimal 12-14C. Fully mature now; will surely keep, but I personally wouldn't wait too long... 91-92P

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  2/13/2022 - melvinyeowq Likes this wine:

  First time trying a Tissot, not as natural as I feared. Very much a serious wine, intense yellow fruit but the nose had some exotic fruit of pineapples. Reductive at first, but developed some nutty notes with a couple of hours of air. Brought this as leftovers and it was showing much more oak and less fruit. Those present managed to impressively nail this blind.

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