Domaine Thierry Tissot Bugey Rose
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Servce with charcuterie, roast chicken, or egg dishes.
Blend: Gamay and Mondeuse.
One would be hard-pressed to find anyone as devoted to the concepts of sustainable and local as Thierry and Céline Tissot. Their vision is of a sustainable ecological future with a thriving local economy to pass on to their two children.
Their village, Vaux-en-Bugey, has been home to the Tissot family for a very long time. They are the fifth generation to work the vineyards in their bucolic sub-alpine setting. Until Thierry took over in 2000, wine was just one part of the family’s agricultural life, with a few hectares of vines planted around the village, as was common in rural French life.
In 2016 Thierry’s wife Céline joined the Tissot domain full time. Bringing with her tremendous agricultural expertise, they began the process of organic certification, which they completed in 2019. She also brought in aspects of biodynamic agriculture, with various plant preparations now being used in the vineyards.
Their philosophy of winemaking, as in the rest of their life, is one of being true to themselves and their land. The resulting wines clearly reflect their personalities and the place they live and work: honest, thoughtful, bucolic. These are not showy wines trying to make a point, quite the contrary. As Thierry puts it, “our wines are like a shy person, they won’t jump out at you with open arms. But if you take the time to get to know them, you’ll discover just how much they have to say”.
Appreciated worldwide as an iconic token of celebration and luxury, sparkling wines from France come in more forms than just Champagne. In order to bear the label, ‘Champagne’, a sparkling wine must originate from the northeastern region of France—called Champagne—and adhere to strict quality standards. Champagne’s chalky, limestone and soils and cold, continental climate create grapes with ample acidity and concentration. Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, and Pinot Meunier are permitted for use in Champagne.
French sparkling wines made outside of Champagne take the name Crémant. Crémant de Bourgogne, Alsace, Loire and Limoux are the best known. These are made using the same technique as that of Champagne, called méthode traditionelle, but typically are composed of the regional grape variety. Usually dry to off-dry with bright acidity, these are often characterized by qualities of lemon, peach, marzipan and white flowers.