Tissot Vin Jaune Arbois

Jura, France

The Jura's most celebrated wine style — Savagnin aged under voile in old barrels for six years and three months in Arbois. Profound oxidative complexity: walnut, curry, dried porcini, yellow fruit, saffron, and a lingering, haunting finish. Vin Jaune is unique in the world and immortal in a properly stored clavelin.

Pairing intelligence

• main: The Jura's supreme pairing — the wine appears in the sauce creating a circular dialogue of walnut, cream, and mushroom; the wine's oxidative character makes the dish and vice versa
• cheese: The Jura's greatest wine and greatest cheese — Comté's walnut and crystalline complexity mirrors Vin Jaune perfectly; honey bridges the wine's residual sweetness