Ploussard
⏳ Drinking Window
Typically best enjoyed within 1–5 years from vintage release to fully appreciate its vibrant fruit and delicate natural energy.
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Charcuterie boards, roasted duck, earthy mushroom tarts
✨ Technical Specifications
Fr d ric Cossard's Ploussard is a brilliant testament to his curiosity and mastery beyond the borders of his native Burgundy. Sourcing pristine fruit from the revered, iron-rich red marl soils of the Jura—specifically around the historic village of Pupillin, the self-proclaimed world capital of the variety—Cossard brings his signature non-interventionist philosophy to this ancient, thin-skinned grape. The wine is vinified naturally in his Saint-Romain cellars using whole-cluster fermentation and zero sulfur, resulting in a remarkably pure expression. Historically, Ploussard has been cherished in eastern France for centuries, prized for its pale, translucent ruby hue that beautifully blurs the line between a deep ros and an ethereal light red, capturing the rustic, wild soul of the alpine foothills.
🍾 About the Producer
Founded in 1996 by Frédéric Cossard in Saint-Romain, Domaine de Chassorney and the namesake Frédéric Cossard label have emerged as touchstones of Burgundy's natural wine movement. Committed to uncompromising minimal intervention, Cossard practices organic and biodynamic viticulture, vinifying with indigenous yeasts and eschewing fining, filtration, and added sulfur. The estate is distinguished by its innovative aging vessels, balancing seasoned oak barrels with Georgian clay qvevris to preserve absolute varietal purity and terroir transparency. Celebrated for exceptional cuvées across Burgundy, Beaujolais, and the Jura, the domaine crafts radiant expressions of Pinot Noir and Chardonnay such as Bedeau and Bigotes, alongside sought-after amphora-aged and experimental bottlings.
🍇 Grape Varieties
Ploussard
🍷 Alcohol By Volume (ABV)
11.5-12.5%