FR: Jura/Savoie/Bugey

Question 1

Jura Vin Jaune
- AC’s (4)
- Grapes
- Aging requirement
- max RS

Answer 1

1. Arbois: Savignin is a principal - max. 10% of (experimental) Enfariné
2. Cotes de Jura: Savignin is a principal - max. 10% of (experimental) Enfariné
3. Chateau Chalon: 100% Savignin
4. l’Etoile: 100% Savignin

Ages in oak from Dec 15 of harvest for at least 60 months a la voile. Release on Jan 1 of year 7.
Max 3g/l RS

Clavelin = 62cl

Question 2

Arbois AC
- permitted styles
- subzones
- grapes

Answer 2

• Blanc, Rosé, Rouge - principal varieties must be majority of assemblage and can also be varietal
• Vin de Paille, Vin Jaune styles
• Pupillin is the sole subzone

Est 1936: One of the first 6 French AC - probably more because of its position in the alphabet

Chard, Savagnin, PN, Trousseau, Poulsard
(All are principals/accessories.. just swapped for white vs red)

Domaine du Pelican, Overnoy-Cinquand, Joseph Dorbon, Domaine Rolet

Question 3

Cotes de Jura AC
- permitted styles
- grapes

Answer 3

• Blanc, Rosé, Rouge - principal varieties must be majority of assemblage and can also be varietal
• Vin de Paille, Vin Jaune styles

Assemblage: principals must be majority of blend. Max 10% experimentals

produces 70% of region’s reds, 30% of the whites

Question 4

Macvin du Jura AC
- styles/grapes
- ABV range
- what is it
- aging

Answer 4

VDL Blanc: Chardonnay and/or Savagnin
VDL Rosé/Rouge: Pinot Noir, Poulsard, and/or Trousseau

16 - 22% ABV
Mistelle/VDL - fortified with 52% ABV EdV
Ages 10 months in oak

Question 5

Jura’s Vin de Paille AC’s (3)
- varieties
- drying time/must weight
- time in wood
- total aging/release date

Answer 5

Cotes de Jura: Chard, Pouls, Trous, Sav
Arbois: Chard, Pouls, Trous, Sav
L’Etoile: Chard, Savagnin, Poulsard
[note, all Jura grapes except Pinot]

• min. 6 weeks drying time to achieve 320-420 g/l must weight
• Aging: age until Nov 15 of year 3 post harvest, with at least 18 months in wood. Release on Dec 1

Question 6

L’Etoile AC
- styles/grapes

Answer 6

~75ha, tiny tiny area. “The Star” is a reference to the star-shaped fossils found in the region’s limestone. Hilly topography.

Blanc: Chardonnay, Savagnin principal. Poulsard, accessory
Vin de Paille: Chard, Savagnin, Poulsard (dried min. 6 weeks)
Vin Jaune: 100% Savagnin

Montbourgeau

Question 7

Jean-Francois Ganevat - AC’s used?

Answer 7

Cotes du Jura AC and Vin de France
*produces a startling number of cuvees. Many VDF that blend Jura grapes with others

Question 8

Domaine du Pelican
- location
- ownership

Answer 8

Arbois AC
Marquis d’Angerville’s Jura outpost
*took over Jacques Puffeney’s vineyards

Question 9

Ouillé definition

Answer 9

French term meaning both “ullage” and “topping up” - used to differentiate from the region’s traditional oxidative and flor-aged styles

Question 10

Cremant du Jura
- grapes/styles
- aging/lees
- atmospheres

Answer 10

Mousseux Blanc: min. 70% Chardonnay, Pinot, Trousseau
Mousseux Rosé: min. 50% Pinot Noir, Pinot Gris, Trousseau and/or Poulsard
[notice: no Savagnin]

9m on lees/12m total
min 3.5 atm

Question 11

Jura experimental varieties - name 3

Answer 11

WHITE
Aligoté, Chenin Blanc, Marsanne, Roussane, and Sacy

RED
Béclan, Enfariné, Franc Noir de Haute-Saône, and Gamay

Arbois & Cotes de Jura AC’s only (as of 2025)

Question 12

2 lakes that moderate Savoie’s climate?

Answer 12

Lac Leman (Geneva)
Lac Bourget

Question 13

Savoie grapes

Answer 13

Jacquere #1
Altesse, Roussanne (aka Bergeron), Chardonnay offer higher quality
Pinot Noir, Mondeuse, Gamay

Question 14

“non-Jacquere” crus of Savoie AC?

Answer 14

Chignin-Bergeron: 100% Roussanne

Saint-Jean-de-la-Porte, Arbin: 100% Mondeuse

Ayze: Gringet-based blanc/mousseux

Marin, Marignan, Ripaille, Crépy: min. 80% Chasselas

Question 15

Roussette de Savoie

Answer 15

100% Altesse

Question 16

Seysell AC
- where is it
- styles/grapes

Answer 16

Savoie’s only single village AC. 1st village on the Rhône River as it flows from Lake Geneva

Vin Tranquille: 100% Altesse (sec, demi-sec) OR 100% Molette Blanc (varietally-labelled)
Vin Mousseux Blanc: min. 75% Molette with min. 10% Altesse. Chasselas.

Question 17

Bugey
- year est.
- subzones (3)
- dominant grapes

Answer 17

est 2009
*Manicle, Montagnieu, Cerdon
*Chardonnay is the dominant white
*Mondeuse, Pinot Noir, and/or Gamay for reds
*Cerdon = methode ancestrale of Gamay/Poulsard.. ages on lees 2 months, min 3 bars

Question 18

Mistelle
- what is it
- appellation examples

Answer 18

Unfermented must fortified with brandy or eau-du-vie

Floc de Gascogne (Armagnac)
Pineau de Charentes (Cognac)
Ratafia (Champagne)
Macvin du Jura (Jura)
Pommeau du Normandie (Normandy)

Question 19

Bugey Cerdon
- style/grapes
- lees time
- atmosphere
- RS

Answer 19

Vin Mousseux Rosé: Gamay and/or Poulsard (cannot be 100% Poulsard)
- min. 2 months on lees
- min 3 atmospheres
- no tirage or dosage
- 22 - 80gl RS

[Blanquette de Limoux and Clairette de Die are similar style]
Est. 2009 after 50 years as VDQS

Question 20

Jacques Puffeney

Answer 20

“Pope of Arbois”
Vinified his 52nd and last vintage in 2014
Sold majority of vineyards to Domaine du Pelican

Question 21

Mondeuse Cru’s of Savoie

Answer 21

Saint-Jean-de-la-Porte
Arbin

Question 22

Gringet Cru of Savoie

Answer 22

Ayze

Question 23

Chasselas Cru’s of Savoie

Answer 23

Marin
Marignan
Ripaille
Crépy