Cellier Saint Benoit Arbois Pupillin Les Plantées Savagnin Naturé 2022

Higher on the hill than Chambines, Les Plantées sits on the classic blue marls of Jura, which are similar to those found in Château-Chalon. Here, the domaine farms 0.28 hectares of 70-year-old vines exposed northwest on a 30% gradient. The 2022 fermented and aged on lees in a single old 228-litre barrel, and it was bottled unfiltered. Benjamin explains that this site gives a more intense and complex Savagnin than Chambines, as well as more salty character from the blue marl soils. This is super pretty and saline despite the depth and power. Terrific.