The 2022 Cellier Saint Benoît Arbois Pupillin Courbes Raies Chardonnay is a beautifully precise and mineral-driven Jura Chardonnay from one of the region’s most exciting young producers. Crafted by Benjamin Benoit in the village of Pupillin, the wine comes from old-vine Chardonnay planted on Triassic limestone, marl and clay soils with cool northern exposures. Vinified with a low-intervention philosophy focused on purity and terroir transparency, the grapes are whole-cluster pressed, fermented with indigenous yeasts and aged in older oak barrels before returning to tank for refinement. The result is a style that combines crystalline freshness with subtle texture and remarkable site expression.
The nose reveals yellow apple, white peach and preserved lemon layered alongside white flowers, fresh almond and delicate smoky mineral notes, giving the wine exceptional lift and complexity. On the palate, it is light to medium-bodied with vibrant natural acidity, silky texture and a tightly focused saline mineral core. Layers of citrus oil, orchard fruit and subtle lees richness unfold with chalky tension and remarkable precision, finishing long, clean and beautifully persistent with outstanding energy and finesse. Critics and merchants consistently highlight the wine’s vertical structure, purity and distinctly Jura character, describing it as luminous, tense and finely sculpted.
Ben’s Recommendation:
The 2022 Cellier Saint Benoît Courbes Raies Chardonnay is a superb Jura Chardonnay — mineral, vibrant and beautifully refined with outstanding freshness and terroir detail. Perfect with Comté, roast chicken, trout, scallops, mushroom dishes or alpine cuisine. Enjoy now with decanting or cellar comfortably through 2036+.
