
Benedicte & Stephane Tissot Chateau-Chalon 2016
Benedicte et Stephane Tissot Chateau-Chalon 2016 98 pts Robert Parker Wine Advocate(see the Wine Advocate visit writeup below all the wine details below)The 2016 Château Chalon shows the character of the place from early on, even when the wine is as young as this. It has citrusy aromas and flavors, and it's fresh, expressive, floral and herbal, with character, which is incisive and pungent. This comes from Lias soils. Superb.100% Savagnin – 35 years-old vinesTasting Note: Candied lemon and Citruc peels dominates. Mild spices (Curry and saffron). Fresh leather and tobacco leaves. Precise minerality and stunning purity. Very balanced oxidative notes of fresh nuts and dried apricot along the tasting.Perched on a cliff in the first fold of the Jura mountain Château-Chalon village is home of one of the tiniest appellation in France (123 acres) producing exclusively Vin Jaune from the indigenous grape Savagnin. Considered by many as the Grand Cru of the Vin Jaune, it’s part of the French cul