• Cellier Saint Benoit
  • Ploussard Côte de Feule

    At a Glance

    • Variety: Ploussard
    • Surface Area: 0.4 ha (0.99 ac)
    • Vine Age: Planted in 1987
    • Terroir: The most recognized terroir in Pupillin, moderate slope (24% gradient), south-facing, 390 m elevation, located in what was once a stone quarry, shallow and rocky soil with iris-colored Triassic marls and many ‘gryphées' limestone fossils (Gryphaea arcuata.
    • Viticulture: Sustainable, organic practices, 6,500 vines/ha, cover crop with every second row left grassed over, vines replaced with massale selections.
    • Vinification: De-stemmed with a crible, 2-week ambient yeast fermentation in wooden tank, daily pump-overs, pressed with a vertical press, aged for 12 months in foudre, no fining or filtration, SO2 added after malolactic fermentation and before bottling.