Thierry Tissot Mondeuse 2013 ‘Mataret’ Bugey

Young Thierry Tissot returned home to the family estate in 2001, determined to make high quality wines. He reclaimed a long abandoned hill

side vineyard above town called Mataret and replanted it with the native grapes Mondeuse and Altesse. Fifteens years of dedication and backbreaking work has been rewarded. This wine, from his original vineyard site, illustrates the qualities of the site, vine and winemaker. Medium bodied, the wine shows great grip with tart cherry and earthy aromas and flavors. Its similarity to both Pinot Noir and Nebbiolo is notable, but, really, its neither. Its a great wine for warm days and cool nights and will elevate everything else on the table.