France, Jura

Question 1

Just south of Alsace, the ________ department shares a small portion of its eastern border with Switzerland.

Answer 1

Jura

Question 2

Describe the climate of Jura?

Answer 2

Continental climate, with very cold winters.

Question 3

List the standard appellation of the Jura department which covers all 3 colors?

Answer 3

Cotes du Jura AOP.

Question 4

List the 3 red main grapes, allowed for red wines of Jura?

Answer 4

Poulsard
Trousseau
Pinot Noir

Question 5

The dry white wines of Jura are typically from ________ &_______?

Answer 5

Chardonnay (Gamay Blanc)

Savagnin, known localy as “Nature” and Traminer elsewhere.

Question 6

What role plays the grape variety (Gewurztraminer) in the Jura wines?

Answer 6

May be added as a blending partner.

Question 7

Which grape varieties are used for rose production in the Jura region?

Answer 7

Rose can include all 5 grapes, and are usually made in the “vin gris style”

Question 8

Chardonnay & Savagnin must equal at least________% of the blend of Cotes du Jura AOP.

Answer 8

80%

Question 9

List the 2 local specialties that are also produced in the appellation?

Answer 9

*vin June= exclusively made from Savagnin.

*vin de Paille= Pinot Noir is excluded from the production.

Question 10

Beyond Cotes du Jura, there are 3 communal appellations, name the appellations?

Answer 10

Arbois AOP= producing all styles of Jura wines.

L’Etoile AOP= a white wine only appellation.

Chateau Chalon AOP= specializing in vin Jaune produced exclusively from Savagnin grapes.

Question 11

Describe “voile or veil” in the vin Jaune production?

Answer 11

film-forming yeast that covers the wine’s surface, similar to the flor of Jerez. The wine is deliberately oxidized and may age for decades, and is kept in barrel until December 15 of the sixth year following the harvest.

Question 12

Chateau Chalon wines must be bottled in a __________?

Answer 12

“clavelin” 62 centiliter bottle and represent the classic vin Jaune style.

Question 13

In poor vintages like 1980 or 1984, the Chateau Chalon wines may be declassified to the less- specific ______________?

Answer 13

Cotes du Jura AOP.

Question 14

How the golden “vin de Paille or straw wines” is produced?

Answer 14

*Ripe but not botrytised grapes are left to dry for a min six weeks after harvest (320 g/l must weight).
*After fermentation the wine is aged for a min of 3 years before release, including obligatory 18 months in neutral wood barrels.

Question 15

Under which appellation “vin de paille” wine may be labelled?

Answer 15

May be labeled as:
Arbois
L’Etoile
Cotes du Jura

Question 16

Under which appellation is produced sparkling wine in the Jura region?

Answer 16

Cremant du Jura AOP, established in 1995.
*Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, and/or Trousseau must comprise 70% of the cuvee.
*Roses must contain a min of 50% gray or black varieties.

Question 17

What type of wine is produced under the appellation of “Macvin du Jura AOP”?

Answer 17

“vin de liqueur” for which aged marc is added to unfermented grape must, resulting in a sweet unfermented but alcoholic grape juice.
*May be white, rose, or red, and must be aged for 10 months in oak after mutage.