Vin de France Les Humains Alexandre Plassat 2022

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Vin de France Les Humains Alexandre Plassat 2022

The wine

Let’s head to the Jura region, where Alexandre Plassat’s estate is an essential destination for all natural wine lovers. The winemaker at the head of the estate started out working alongside renowned winemakers such as Jean-François Ganevat. Here he presents a Vin de France called Les Humains, an astonishing wine that combines Chardonnay, a grape variety common in the region, with Riesling, a variety more commonly found in Alsace. These varieties have been cultivated meticulously, following environmentally friendly principles that respect biodiversity and place great importance on the life of the soil. In the winery, they are meticulously vinified to produce authentic, terroir-driven no-nonsense wines. Native yeasts trigger fermentations and sulphur has no place in the process.
Tasting reveals a pale yellow colour with hints of green, giving way to a delicate bouquet of white fruit, citrus and white flowers, enlivened by a fine minerality on the palate.

Domaine Alexandre Plassat has become one of the jewels of the Jura wine landscape. After honing his skills alongside the iconic Jean-François Ganevat?, a key figure in the natural wine revival of the region, Alexandre decided to strike out on his own, cultivating just over one hectare. From the outset, he asserted a singular vision of winemaking: an artisanal approach that respects nature, with the guiding principle of allowing the grape to express its origin freely.
A lover of all things living, Alexandre Plassat primarily grows Chardonnay, paying meticulous attention to soil health and surrounding biodiversity. Each vine is tended with careful manual work, far removed from standardised practices. The aim is clear: to preserve the vine’s natural balance and encourage the purest expression possible, without constraint or excess.
This philosophy extends into the winery. Vinifications are natural, without inputs, fining, filtration, or added sulphur. Alexandre simply supports his wines, giving them the time they need to develop, stabilise, and reveal the complexity of their aromas. His cuvées are lively and vibrant, characterised by a lovely freshness and aromatic profiles that range from fruity and floral to subtly oxidative, depending on the vintage.
Production remains extremely rare and sought-after, which only heightens the curiosity of lovers of clean, non-standardised wines. Each bottle from Alexandre Plassat is a true love letter to the Jura, its grape varieties, its terroir, and a sincere, free-spirited viticulture. The growing success of his cuvées places him firmly among the winemakers to watch in the coming years.