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Jura Flashcards

1
Q

Jura has what % of land under vine in France?

A

0.5%

It was once ten times this size

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2
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Account for radical reduction in Jura land under vine

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

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3
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Important local grapes in Jura: one white, two red

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white: Savignin
red: Poulsard, Trousseau

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4
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Vin Jaune accounts for what % of Jura production

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5%

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5
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Climate in Jura

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

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6
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Jura: what is the impact of rain during growing season?

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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

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7
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Topography of Jura vineyards

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

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8
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Jura: grass between rows enables what

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Limit use of herbicide to ground immediately below the vines

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9
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Vine training in Jura

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

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10
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Hand or machine harvest in Jura

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Both

Machine increasingly popular except where slopes too steep

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11
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How are yields performing in Jura

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Generally much lower than permitted

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

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12
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A lot of Jura Chardonnay used for what?

A

Crémant de Jura

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13
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Savagnin makes what wine styles

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Conventional and oxidative styles (including Vin Jaune)

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14
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Savagnin style (conventional wines)

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

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15
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Savignin grape characteristics

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Buds early (spring forst)
Thick-skinned, good resistance to fingal
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16
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Poulsard aka

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Ploussard

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17
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Most planted black variety in Jura?

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Poulsard

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18
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When does Poulsard bud?

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Very early

Threat of frost

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19
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Poulsard is thin skinned. So what?

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Prone to fungal disease

Needs a lot of attention in vineyard = cost

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20
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Poulsard wine style

A 
Very pale ruby
Low intensity red fruit (redcurrant, cranberry)
low tannins
high acid
medium (-) alcohol
light body
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21
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Second most platned black variety in Jura?

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Pinot Noir

22
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Trousseau has thick skins. So what?

A

Resists fungal disease (but can suffer from BBR)

23
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Issues with Trousseau in the vineyard

A

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

24
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Trousseau wine style

A 
Pale ruby
Low intensity red fruit (cherry)
Low to medium tannins
Medium to high acid
Medium (-) alcohol
Light to medium (-) body
25
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Jura: Savagnin and Chardonnay (conventional) fermented in what? What temp?

A

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

26
Q

Malo in conventional Jura whites?

A

Common

27
Q

Jura reds: macerate on skins?

A

5-10 days for most red wines (short)

28
Q

Carbonic or semi-carbonic maceration in Jura reds?

A

Sometimes for Poulsard

Fruity style

29
Q

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

A

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

30
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How is Vin Jaune made?

A 
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
31
Q

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

A

le voile

32
Q

Jura: Le Voile created naturally or artificially?

A

Either

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

33
Q

Vin Jaune style

A 
Medium lemon to medium gold
Pronounced bread dough, walnuts, ginger, green apple
High acid
Dry
High alcohol
Medium body
34
Q

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

A

Pinot Noir

35
Q

Jura: Vin de Paille made how?

A

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

36
Q

Name of regional AOC in Jura

A

Cotes du Jura AOC

37
Q

Land under vine Cotes du Jura AOC

A

560ha

38
Q

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

A 
White
Red
Rosé
Vin Jaune
Vin de Paille

(presumably Cremant too)

39
Q

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

A

White

Normal

40
Q

Most of Jura’s red wines made in what AOC

A

Arbois AOC

41
Q

Chateau Chalon AOC produces what wine style only

A

Vin Jaune

42
Q

L’Etoile AOC produces what wine styles

A

Whites only

inc. Vin Jaune and Vin de Paille

43
Q

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

A

Savagnin

Chardonnay

44
Q

Max yields in Jura

A

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

45
Q

Jura: Clavelin capacity

A

62cl

46
Q

What is a Clavelin

A

62cl bottle for Vin Jaune

47
Q

Breakdown of producers in Jura

A

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

48
Q

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

A

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

49
Q

% of organic viticulture in Jura?

A

20%

twice French national average

50
Q

Annual wine fair held in Jura?

A

Percée du Vin Jaune

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