2022 Cellier Saint Benoit 'Chambines' Ploussard, Jura, France Michel Lafarge Each variety is fermented separately

Each variety is fermented separately with native yeasts in concrete lagar

The 20% of local red grapes are typically found in the Roig Boig cuvée: about 400L didn’t fit into the one large Roig Boig tank

The vines are trained in the traditional trenzado method where the arms are braided

Australian Ben Caldwell and Mexican Marco Ruiz Cantú met in oenology school and launched Somos (“we are” in Spanish) in 2016 with a focus on alternative varietals and making wines as naturally as possible

Here they use almost entirely Italian varietals to great success

2022 Cellier Saint Benoit 'Chambines' Ploussard, Jura, France Michel Lafarge Each variety is fermented separatelyThis comes from a low altitude plot that got frosted in 2024, with 35 year old vines (planted with clones) on red marl soils at 20 meters above sea level. This is a super ethereal red with a light palate showing characterful varietal character. Luis Gutirrez