2022 Cellier Saint Benoit Arbois-Pupillin ‘La Marcette’ Chardonnay, Jura, France

Size: 0.6 ha (1.24 ac)
Variety: Chardonnay
Vine Age: Planted in 1982
Terroir: From two neighboring parcels in the southern part of Pupillin. The first is rather flat and curves from northwestern to southwestern exposure. The second is gently sloped (about 10% incline) and faces north, at 335m altitude. Triassic marl soils.
Viticulture: Lutte raisonne, converting gradually to organic.
Vinification: Whole clusters pressed in vertical oak press, 24-hour settling, ambient yeast fermentation and aging in older barrels for about 9 months.

Chardonnay La Marcette was produced with grapes from vines planted in 1982 on Triassic marl soils at the top of a hill, as Benoit makes another wine from lower down the same slope called Les Charots. Here, the soil has more clay and the vines are older.