ClassificationAOC Arbois, AOC Cremant du Jura, AOC Macvin du Jura
VarietalsPoulsard, Trousseau, Chardonnay, Savagnin, Pinot Noir
TastingCaveau de Vauxelles at Montigny-les-Arsures, open for tasting and direct sales; contact the estate for current hours.
NeighbourhoodMontigny-les-Arsures

Tip: The third distinct Tissot business in the Arbois appellation, based at Vauxelles rather than Quartier Bernard or rue de Courcelles.

Location

Address: Vauxelles, 39600 Montigny-les-Arsures, France, Jura

Also in Montigny-les-Arsures

Domaine Frederic Lornet ★ 4.4

AOC Arbois, AOC Cotes du JuraChardonnay, Savagnin, Poulsard, Trousseau, Pinot Noir20.0 haFrederic LornetWinemaker Frederic LornetMontigny-les-Arsures

Twenty hectares split between 15 in AOC Arbois at Montigny-les-Arsures and Arbois and 5 in Cotes du Jura on the En Chamoz slope above Salins-les-Bains.

Tasting: Cellier de Genne at the old abbey in Montigny-les-Arsures; French, German and English spoken.

Tip: The cellar occupies a former abbey building, which is worth the detour on its own.

Domaine du Pelican ★ 4.6

AOC ArboisChardonnay, Savagnin, Poulsard, Trousseau, Pinot NoirFounded 2012Guillaume d'AngervilleBiodyvin CertifiedMontigny-les-Arsures

Arbois estate created in 2012 by Guillaume d'Angerville of Domaine Marquis d'Angerville in Volnay, farming the five Jura grapes as a proprietaire recoltant.

Tasting: Estate at Quartier Saint-Laurent, Montigny-les-Arsures; contact the domaine to arrange a visit.

Tip: A Burgundian reading of Arbois: expect topped-up whites alongside the traditional sous voile bottlings.

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Domaine Ligier Pere et Fils ★ 4.1

AOC Arbois, AOC Cotes du Jura, AOC Cremant du Jura, AOC Macvin du JuraChardonnay, Savagnin, Poulsard, Trousseau, Pinot Noir10.0 haLigier familyArbois AOC

Family estate on the Pupillin road out of Arbois, 8 hectares in Arbois and 2 in Cotes du Jura, hand-harvested and with every white raised in oak barrel.

Tasting: Open Monday to Saturday 9am to 6.30pm, Sunday by appointment. Free tasting, cellar visits and groups up to 60 by arrangement.

Tip: Certified Terra Vitis, and one of the few Arbois cellars open through the lunch hour six days a week.

Domaine Ratte ★ 4.5

AOC Arbois, AOC Macvin du JuraChardonnay, Savagnin, Poulsard, Trousseau, Pinot Noir9.0 haMichel-Henri and Francoise RatteWinemaker Quentin RatteDemeter CertifiedORGANIC CERTIFIEDArbois AOC

Demeter-certified Arbois estate on 9 hectares spread over lieux-dits including Les Corvees, Grand Curoulet, Clos Maire and La Bergere, with every wine made from its own fruit.

Tasting: Tasting at the Arbois cellar; contact the domaine to arrange a visit.

Tip: Michel-Henri and Francoise now work with their son Quentin, and the cellar keeps handling to a minimum.

Fruitiere Vinicole d'Arbois ★ 4.2

AOC Arbois, AOC Cotes du Jura, AOC Cremant du Jura, AOC Macvin du JuraChardonnay, Savagnin, Poulsard, Trousseau, Pinot NoirFounded 1906Arbois AOC

Cooperative set up on 4 January 1906 by 26 Arbois growers after phylloxera, it pressed for the AOC system and bottles under the Chateau Bethanie name from a cellar built in 1969.

Tasting: Tasting and sales at the Chateau Bethanie site; the separate Place de la Liberte shop is closed for building works.

Tip: Its Savagnin cellar, created in 1993, holds 3,000 Burgundy pieces of 228 litres, which is why the vin jaune range runs deep.

Domaine Daniel Dugois ★ 4.4

AOC Arbois, AOC Cremant du Jura, AOC Macvin du JuraTrousseau, Poulsard, Chardonnay, Savagnin10.3 haFounded 1973Dugois familyORGANIC CERTIFIEDArbois AOC

Family estate created in 1973 on 10.3 hectares at Les Arsures and Montigny-les-Arsures, on soils that suit Trousseau and Ploussard, vinified variety by variety and parcel by parcel.

Tasting: Cellar visit and tasting Monday to Saturday, 9.30am to 12pm and 2pm to 6pm, preferably by appointment; groups of about 25 by arrangement. Closed Sundays and holidays.

Tip: Certified Haute Valeur Environnementale since 2013 and converting to organics from the 2019 harvest onward.

Domaine Frederic Lornet ★ 4.4

AOC Arbois, AOC Cotes du JuraChardonnay, Savagnin, Poulsard, Trousseau, Pinot Noir20.0 haFrederic LornetWinemaker Frederic LornetMontigny-les-Arsures

Twenty hectares split between 15 in AOC Arbois at Montigny-les-Arsures and Arbois and 5 in Cotes du Jura on the En Chamoz slope above Salins-les-Bains.

Tasting: Cellier de Genne at the old abbey in Montigny-les-Arsures; French, German and English spoken.

Tip: The cellar occupies a former abbey building, which is worth the detour on its own.

Domaine du Pelican ★ 4.6

AOC ArboisChardonnay, Savagnin, Poulsard, Trousseau, Pinot NoirFounded 2012Guillaume d'AngervilleBiodyvin CertifiedMontigny-les-Arsures

Arbois estate created in 2012 by Guillaume d'Angerville of Domaine Marquis d'Angerville in Volnay, farming the five Jura grapes as a proprietaire recoltant.

Tasting: Estate at Quartier Saint-Laurent, Montigny-les-Arsures; contact the domaine to arrange a visit.

Tip: A Burgundian reading of Arbois: expect topped-up whites alongside the traditional sous voile bottlings.

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