2022 Cellier Saint Benoit Arbois Pupillin Viandris Cuvee 1938 Melon a Queue Rouge Chardonnay

Benjamin Benoit is fast becoming one of the Jura’s most exciting voices. Working in Pupillin with traditional methods and minimal sulphur, his site-specific wines offer a precise, elegant expression of Jura terroir. Cellier Saint Benoit sets a new standard for quality in the region.

From a 0.1 ha plot planted at over 10,000 vines/ha by Benjamin Benoit’s great-grandmother in 1938—also the birth year of his grandfather. The variety, Melon à Queue Rouge, is an old Jura mutation of Chardonnay named for the red-tinged stems. Once widespread, its low yields and small berries led to a decline in plantings post-1960s. The vineyard lies on limestone soils at high elevation in Viandris. As with the domaine’s other whites, it is whole cluster pressed and aged in neutral barrels. A rare, old-vine Chardonnay selection handled with care to highlight its inherent acidity, structure, and historical significance.