Ploussard 'La Chamade' Tony Bornard 2022

“La Chamade” is one of the creations of Tony Bornard that is perfectly identified by the name it has been given: that overwhelming sensation of a hammering heartbeat, having the heart in your throat from a powerful emotion, like the encounter with this Ploussard of extreme territoriality.

Tony Bornard creates “La Chamade” by vinifying in purity the emblematic black grape variety of the Jura region. The Ploussard vines, or Poulsard as it may be called, are aged between 45 and 80 years, planted from mass selection in the lieu-dit Les Chambines. We are in the territory of the village of Pupillin, where the origins of the Bornard family are rooted, at altitudes around 400 meters above sea level and sloping westward, on the side of the mountain range that separates the Saone valley from the Swiss region of the lakes of Geneva and Neuchatel. The vines are cultivated following the protocols of organic farming, certified since 2005 and with the addition of Ecocert in 2013, above ancient soils composed of pink marls. The harvest is carried out manually in several stages, following the ripening process, generally over several consecutive days and the grapes that arrive at the winery are completely destemmed. Spontaneous fermentation takes place in 2,400-liter foudres: the mass is pressed and pumped over daily for 3 weeks, while the maceration on the skins extends up to 1 month. After racking and pressing, the aging is conducted in the same oak vats for about 9 months and bottling is done without filtration, clarification, stabilization, or addition of sulfites.then of mineral rock extends into a harmonious persistence.