Jura Flashcards
Red wines made in L’Etoile cannot be labeled as L’Etoile AOC.
What appellation most red wines produced in L’Etoile labeled as?
Cotes du Jura AOC
What is the largest AOC in Jura?
What is the second largest AOC?
- Arbois AOC
- Cotes du Jura AOC
Describe “Sous Voile”
- Not Vin Jaune aging process
- Wines removed early from the barrel are known as “Sous Voile” (under the veil)
- They have spent a shorter time than Vin Jaune gaining flor characteristics
- Wines made this way are usually labeled as “Tradition”
Name the winegrowing region associated with Revermont
Jura
Its narrow strip of land stretches around 100 km from Saint Amour in south to Salins-les-Bains.
What grape variety is used to make Cremant du Jura?
Chardonnay
What grape variety must be used for Vin Jaune in Cotes du Jura and Arbois AOC?
What grape variety cannot be used for Vin de Paille in Cotes du Jura and Arbois AOC?
- Savagnin
- Pinot Noir
What is the percentage of Jura’s total production carried out by the top three producers - on Co-Oeprative and Two Negociants)?
53%
(the top 11 producers are responsible for 60%)
True or False
Macvin can be produced with all five of the white and red authorized grape varieties in Jura
True
Name the grape variety that Savagnin’s pink skinned and aromatic variant.
And the pink skinned but non-aromatic variant.
- Gewurztraminer
- Savagnin Rose
Which three AOCs in Jura allow Vin de Paille (Straw wine - the sweet wine of Jura)?
- Cotes du Jura
- Arbois
- L’eEtoile
Which AOC in Jura only produces White wines?
L’Etoile AOC
- Dry White
- Vin de Paille (falls into “White” category even if red grapes are used (Poulsard)
- Vin Jaune
Define “OUILLE”
- Means “Topped Up” i.e. without Ullage (head space in barrel)
- Not legally defined
- Made reductively with minimum oxygen exposure
- Ouille appears most often on Savagnin labels as Savagnin is traditionally made oxidatively in Jura
- Ouille Savagnin wines in AOC Arbois are often labeled “NATURE”
- Chardonnay wines are normally topped up so Not typically labeled OUILLE
Who was the famous chemist and microbiologist born in the town of Dole which was at the heart of the Jura wine region in the nineteenth century?
Louis Pasteur
True or False
‘The lable of Vin Jaune from Chateua-Chalon may indicate the wine is for cellaring in French.
True
What is the percentage of Jura’s production in the France’s total wine production?
Less than 0.5% of France’s total wine production
What grape variety is considered to be the signature grape of Jura and native to Jura?
Savagnin
List FIVE grape variety in order of plantings in Jura (as of 2018).
- Chardonnay (43%)
- Savagnin (22%)
- Poulsard (14%)
- Pinot Noir (13%)
- Trousseau. (8%)
Define “SOUS Voile”
- Means Under the Veil
- Aged under flor, with ULLAGE
- Start out being made like VIN JAUNE but are removed before they fully become VIN JAUNE
- Usually labeled TRADITION but like Oouille, the rerm is not legally defined
- Can be made from Savagnin, Chardonnay or blends of the two
Why is Guyot the most common training method used in Jura?
To minimize the number of pruining cuts and so to reduce the risk of Esca.
Most vines are cane pruned
Which grape variety in Jura makes up 37% of all the red varieties planted and is used for making Macvin du Jura nad Crement du Jura?
Pinot Noir
What wine style is the main focus of Jura today?
Cremant (29% of production)
Who was Jules Emile Planchon?
Along with Millardet, Planchon pioneered the grafting of French vines onto American rootstock. This is still how vines are protected from phylloxera.
What is the principal geological feature of Jura?
Saone Graben (Bresse Plan) (formed 23 million years ago) uplifted 5- 6 million years ago.
However the area was under water 160 million years ago with marine and sedeimentary deposits.
What is the most famous and unique of Jura specialities?
Vin Jaune
