Jura

Question 1

Jura has what % of land under vine in France?

Answer 1

0.5%

It was once ten times this size

Question 2

Account for radical reduction in Jura land under vine

Answer 2

Century after 1850: mildew, phylloxera, railway between Paris and south, world wars

Question 3

Important local grapes in Jura: one white, two red

Answer 3

white: Savignin
red: Poulsard, Trousseau

Question 4

Vin Jaune accounts for what % of Jura production

Answer 4

5%

Question 5

Climate in Jura

Answer 5

Moderate continental
Relatively high rainfall (1,100mm)
Lots of rain during growing season

Question 6

Jura: what is the impact of rain during growing season?

Answer 6

Early summer: flowering and fruit set (reduce yield); excess rain make vines hard to work
Long periods of wet (with heavy clay soils) = weed control and combat fungal, add cost

Question 7

Topography of Jura vineyards

Answer 7

West-facing slopes of the Jura Mountains
250-400m
Clay and marl, limestone

Question 8

Jura: grass between rows enables what

Answer 8

Limit use of herbicide to ground immediately below the vines

Question 9

Vine training in Jura

Answer 9

Replacement cane pruned (high enough off ground to prevent frost)
VSP (airflow = less fungal pressure)

Question 10

Hand or machine harvest in Jura

Answer 10

Both

Machine increasingly popular except where slopes too steep

Question 11

How are yields performing in Jura

Answer 11

Generally much lower than permitted

red wine; 23hl/ha in 2017 (less than half permitted amount)

Question 12

A lot of Jura Chardonnay used for what?

Answer 12

Crémant de Jura

Question 13

Savagnin makes what wine styles

Answer 13

Conventional and oxidative styles (including Vin Jaune)

Question 14

Savagnin style (conventional wines)

Answer 14

High acid
Medium (-) lemon and apple
Medium body
Medium alcohol

Question 15

Savignin grape characteristics

Answer 15

Buds early (spring forst)
Thick-skinned, good resistance to fingal

Question 16

Poulsard aka

Answer 16

Ploussard

Question 17

Most planted black variety in Jura?

Answer 17

Poulsard

Question 18

When does Poulsard bud?

Answer 18

Very early

Threat of frost

Question 19

Poulsard is thin skinned. So what?

Answer 19

Prone to fungal disease

Needs a lot of attention in vineyard = cost

Question 20

Poulsard wine style

Answer 20

Very pale ruby
Low intensity red fruit (redcurrant, cranberry)
low tannins
high acid
medium (-) alcohol
light body

Question 21

Second most platned black variety in Jura?

Answer 21

Pinot Noir

Question 22

Trousseau has thick skins. So what?

Answer 22

Resists fungal disease (but can suffer from BBR)

Question 23

Issues with Trousseau in the vineyard

Answer 23

Prone to poor flowering
Coulure
Vigour (needs careful canopy mgmt)

Question 24

Trousseau wine style

Answer 24

Pale ruby
Low intensity red fruit (cherry)
Low to medium tannins
Medium to high acid
Medium (-) alcohol
Light to medium (-) body

Question 25

Jura: Savagnin and Chardonnay (conventional) fermented in what? What temp?

Answer 25

Stainless steel/old wood Mid-range temeprature (fruity ester not desired) Malo common

Question 26

Malo in conventional Jura whites?

Answer 26

Common

Question 27

Jura reds: macerate on skins?

Answer 27

5-10 days for most red wines (short)

Question 28

Carbonic or semi-carbonic maceration in Jura reds?

Answer 28

Sometimes for Poulsard | Fruity style

Question 29

Make a more structured Jura red (from e.g. Trousseau or Pinot Noir) how?

Answer 29

Keep on skins for longer = more falvour concentration, more tannin

Question 30

How is Vin Jaune made?

Answer 30

``` Ferment Savagnin to dryness Age it in barrels with a headspace Thin layer of flor-type yeast (Le Voile) develops Minimum 5 years of voile Minimum 6 years in barrel ```

Question 31

Name of flor-type yeast in Jura for Vin Jaune?

Answer 31

le voile

Question 32

Jura: Le Voile created naturally or artificially?

Answer 32

Either | Cultured yeast can create it or else let it happen nature: well-ventilated cellar with seasonal temperature changes

Question 33

Vin Jaune style

Answer 33

``` Medium lemon to medium gold Pronounced bread dough, walnuts, ginger, green apple High acid Dry High alcohol Medium body ```

Question 34

Vin de Paille in Jura: what grape is not allowed?

Answer 34

Pinot Noir

Question 35

Jura: Vin de Paille made how?

Answer 35

Sweet, grapes are dried off the vine Age in oak 18 mths Release no sooner than 3 years after vintage

Question 36

Name of regional AOC in Jura

Answer 36

Cotes du Jura AOC

Question 37

Land under vine Cotes du Jura AOC

Answer 37

560ha

Question 38

(5) styles of wine made in Cotes du Jura AOC

Answer 38

``` White Red Rosé Vin Jaune Vin de Paille ``` (presumably Cremant too)

Question 39

Most wine in Cotes du Jura AOC is what colour/style

Answer 39

White | Normal

Question 40

Most of Jura's red wines made in what AOC

Answer 40

Arbois AOC

Question 41

Chateau Chalon AOC produces what wine style only

Answer 41

Vin Jaune

Question 42

L'Etoile AOC produces what wine styles

Answer 42

Whites only | inc. Vin Jaune and Vin de Paille

Question 43

For whites in Jura (exc. Vin Jaune and Vin de Paille), which grape varieties combined must be 80%

Answer 43

Savagnin | Chardonnay

Question 44

Max yields in Jura

Answer 44

White: 60hl/ha Red: 55hl/ha Vin Jaune: 60hl/ha Vin de Paille: 20hl/ha

Question 45

Jura: Clavelin capacity

Answer 45

62cl

Question 46

What is a Clavelin

Answer 46

62cl bottle for Vin Jaune

Question 47

Breakdown of producers in Jura

Answer 47

Estates: 50% Negociant: 30% Co-ops: 20%

Question 48

Which three companies account for nearly 50% of Jura wine?

Answer 48

La Maison de Vigneron (GCF) Fruitiere Vinicole d'Arbois Henri Maire (Boisset)

Question 49

% of organic viticulture in Jura?

Answer 49

20% | twice French national average

Question 50

Annual wine fair held in Jura?

Answer 50

Percée du Vin Jaune