France - Jura

Question 1

What is the general soil types of Jura?

Answer 1

Limestone, marl. Clay on lower slopes

Region where ‘Jurassic’ era limestone was first studied

Question 2

What is the climate of Jura?

Answer 2

Continental

> Harsh winters

Question 3

What is Gamay Blanc better known as?

Answer 3

Chardonnay

Question 4

What is Naturé better known as?

Answer 4

Savagnin

Also known as Traminer

Question 5

What are the three main red grapes of the Jura?

Answer 5

Poulsard (aka Ploussard)
Trousseau (aka Bastardo in Portugal)
Pinot Noir

Question 6

How many grape varieties are permitted for Côtes de Jura rosé AOP?

Answer 6

Five - usually made as a vin gris
Minimum 80% red grapes
Chardonnay, Savagnin, Trousseau, Poulsard, Pinot Noir

Question 7

What is the cépage requirement for Côtes de Jura blanc AOP, L’Étoile blanc AOP, Arbois blanc AOP?

Answer 7

Minimum 80% combined Chardonnay and Savagnin

The rest can be made up of Poulsard, Trousseau, Pinot Noir, except in L’Étoile, where only Poulsard is permitted

Question 8

What is the cépage requirement for Côtes de Jura Vin Jaune AOP?

Answer 8

100% Savagnin

Question 9

What is the cépage requirement for Vin de Paille AOP?

Answer 9

Chardonnay / Savagnin / Trousseau / Poulsard

Pinot Noir is EXCLUDED

Question 10

What is a clavelin?

Answer 10

The 620mL bottle that must be used for Vin Jaune

Question 11

What is the name of the bottle used for Vin Jaune AOP?

Answer 11

Clavelin

Question 12

What are the aging requirements for Côtes de Jura Vin Jaune AOP?

Answer 12

Minimum 60 months under flor, untopped
May be bottled after 15 December, six years after harvest
May be sold after 1 January, seventh year after harvest

Question 13

Which Jura wine must age for minimum 60 months under flor?

Answer 13

Vin Jaune

Question 14

How long must Vin de Paille be aged in oak?

Answer 14

Minimum 18 months

Question 15

How long must grapes intended for Vin de Paille be dried for?

Answer 15

Six weeks

Question 16

What is the maximum yield for Vin de Paille?

Answer 16

20hl/ha

Question 17

After drying, what is the minimum must weight for Vin de Paille?

Answer 17

320 g/L

Maximum 420g/L

Question 18

Are grapes intended for Vin de Paille harvested in tries?

Answer 18

Yes

Question 19

What is the cépage requirement for Côtes de Jura rouge AOP, Arbois rouge AOP?

Answer 19

Minimum 80% combined Pinot Noir, Trousseau, Poulsard.

The rest can be made of Chardonnay and Savagnin

Question 20

Are the requirements for Côtes de Jura Vin Jaune AOP, L’Étoile Vin Jaune AOP and Arbois Vin Jaune AOP all the same?

Answer 20

Yes
100% Savagnin
Minimum 60 months under flor
Sold after 1 January, seventh year after harvest

Question 21

What is Pupillin?

Answer 21

A village in Jura that can attach its name to Arbois ie. Arbois-Pupillin
Notable producer - Phillippe Bornard (fox!) and Pierre Overnoy

Question 22

If Côtes de Jura AOP is the regional appellation of Jura, what are the three communal appellations?

Answer 22

Arbois AOP
L’Étoile AOP (whites only)
Château-Chalon AOP (Vin Jaune only)

Question 23

In poor vintages, what can Château-Chalon AOP declassify to?

Answer 23

Côtes de Jura AOP

Examples - 1980, 1984

Question 24

In what way is Château-Chalon AOP stricter for Vin Jaune production that other appellations where the style is produced?

Answer 24

Higher must weight - 204g/L

Arbois, Côtes de Jura, L’Étoile are 161g/L

Question 25

In what way is L’Étoile AOP stricter for Vin de Paille production that other appellations where the style is produced?

Answer 25

Chaptalisation is not allowed

Question 26

What style of wine is Macvin de Jura?

Answer 26

Mistelle, or Vin de Liqueur

Question 27

Can Macvin de Jura AOP be produced in white, rosé and/or red styles?

Answer 27

Yes - all three

Question 28

How is Macvin de Jura produced?

Answer 28

Unfermented grape juice (white is savagnin and/or chardonnay; rosé and red is poulsard, trousseau and pinot noir)

Fortified with a marc at minimum 52% abv which has aged minimum 14 months in oak (mutage)

The Vin de Liqueur is aged minimum 10 months in oak

Question 29

Notable producer of Macvin de Jura?

Answer 29

Benedicte and Stephane Tissot

Question 30

What grape varieties are allowed for Crémant du Jura AOP (1995)?

Answer 30

Blanc - Minimum 70% combined Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Trousseau

Rosé - Minimum 70% combined Pinot Noir, Pinot Gris, Trousseau, Poulsard

Question 31

How long is Crémant du Jura AOP aged on lees?

Answer 31

9 months before degorgement

Not released until 12 months after tirage

Question 32

When was Crémant du Jura AOP established?

Answer 32

1995

Question 33

How are the Vin de Paille grapes dried - traditionally and now?

Answer 33

Traditionally in boxes full of local straw. Boxes stacked in warm, well ventilated attic to dry.
Now only three producers do this due to lack of quality local straw and risk of rot.

Modern approach - some producers hand from ceiling, others stack in boxes (well separated) without straw.Boxes stacked in warm, well ventilated attic to dry.

Question 34

What style of wine makes up less than 1% of total Jura production?

Answer 34

Vin de Paille

Question 35

Name two consecutive high quality Jura vintages for Vin Jaune.

Answer 35

2010 - low yields, high quality
2011 - abundant, good to very good quality
(Andrew Jefford)

Question 36

One in four bottles of Jura wine produced are from which appellation, created in 1995?

Answer 36

Crémant du Jura

Question 37

Which recent Jura vintage was greatly affected by frost?

Answer 37

2017

Very small vintages since 2011