Arbois Pupillin Ploussard Chambines, Cellier Saint Benoit 2023

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. 2025 - 2032