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Cellier Saint Benoit Arbois Pupillin Chambines Ploussard 2023

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Cellier Saint Benoit Arbois Pupillin Chambines Ploussard 2023
Producer Cellier Saint Benoit
Region Arbois
Bottle Size 750ml
Product Code 26109-750

Wedged between the lieux-dits of La Rouge and Les Charots, the red, chalky/clay soils of Les Chambines produced Benjamin’s lightest-coloured and most delicate Ploussard. At 0.6 hectares, Les Chambines is also Benjamin’s largest lieu-dit for this variety.  The steep slope, planted in the mid-1980s, reaches 40 degrees in some places, meaning this vineyard must be ploughed by horse. Facing more to the west, the wine is bottled at around 10.5 to 11% of potential alcohol in most years. The fruit was manually destemmed, and the wine underwent spontaneous fermentation and maturation in a steel vat. Les Chambines takes us to the more gossamer side of Ploussard—all lacy red currants and pomegranate fruit shot through with dainty spice and a glade of refreshing acidity.

Cellier Saint Benoit Arbois Pupillin Chambines Ploussard 2023

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"The palest of all the different Ploussards is the 2023 Ploussard Chambines, which almost looks like a blanc de noirs. This comes from a low-altitude plot (it got hit with frost in 2024), with 35-year-old vines (planted with clones). It's his youngest vineyard on red marl soils at 20 meters above sea level. The wine is quite reductive with some notes of struck match and gunpowder and toasted sesame seeds that give the sensation of oak. The palate is more ethereal, with 10.5% alcohol, the lowest allowed by the appellation; it's varietal and tender, with almost unnoticeable tannins. 5,150 bottles produced. It was bottled in August 2024."
93 points, Luis Gutiérrez, The Wine Advocate

Reviews

"The palest of all the different Ploussards is the 2023 Ploussard Chambines, which almost looks like a blanc de noirs. This comes from a low-altitude plot (it got hit with frost in 2024), with 35-year-old vines (planted with clones). It's his youngest vineyard on red marl soils at 20 meters above sea level. The wine is quite reductive with some notes of struck match and gunpowder and toasted sesame seeds that give the sensation of oak. The palate is more ethereal, with 10.5% alcohol, the lowest allowed by the appellation; it's varietal and tender, with almost unnoticeable tannins. 5,150 bottles produced. It was bottled in August 2024."
93 points, Luis Gutiérrez, The Wine Advocate

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