Jura Flashcards
What % of production in Jura is Vin Jaune?
5% of total production
Rainfall in Jura annually?
High, above 1100
Summer rain can lead to…?
Poor flowering and fruit set
General altitudes of vineyards in Jura?
250-400
Soil types in Jura? (3)
- Clay
- Jurassic limestone
- marl
Savagnin in the vineyard? (4)
- Thick skin - good disease resistance
- Early budding - Prone to spring frosts
- early ripening
(same as chardonnay, gris and blanc) - Thrives on steep slopes with Marl soil
Savagnin tasting note? (Conventional style)(4)
- High acid
- Med- lemon and apple flavours
- Medium body
- Medium alcohol
Poulsard in the vineyard? (4)
Early budding
Early ripening
(same as trouseau, PN and gamay)
Prone to Coulure (same as troussau)
Thin skinned
Poulsard tasting note (6)
- Pale ruby
- Low intensity redcurrant and cranberry flavours
- Low tannins
- High acid
- Light body
- Med- alcohol
Trousseau in the vineyard? (5)
- Early budding and ripening (like Poulsard)
- Thick skins (ooposite of poulsard)
- Prone to poor flowering and Coulure - low yields
- Vigorous
- Needs a warm site (gravel soils or warmer slopes (thick skins)
Trousseau tasting note? (6)
- Pale ruby
- Low intensity red cherry fruit - different fruit from pousard, same intensity
- Low - med tannins - higher than poulsard
- Med-high acid
- Med- alcohol - same as poulsard
- Light to med- body
generally more structure than poulsard
Savagnin fermentation temperatures and why, and MLF? (3)
Mid range temperatures to stop fruity esters.
Also, Malolactic conversion is common
Maceration times for reds on skins?
Most are 5-10 days, longer for more structured Pinot Noir
For a fruitier style of Poulsard, a producer may choose to?
Carbonic or semi carbonic maceration before pressing or fermentation
Vin Jaune min aging requirements?
5 years under flor
6 years in barrel in total
What type of flavours come from a thin flor?
Biological AND oxidative
Typical abv of Vin Jaune?
13.5-15% (high alcohol)
Savagnin under flor that has not been aged for 6 years but released early is called?
Savagnin Sous Voile
Generally aged 2-3 years under flor
Vin Jaune tasting note? (5)
- High acid
- High alcohol
- Medium body
- Pronounced flavours of ginger, almond, bread dough and baked green apples
- Dry
Chateau Chalon wine styles?
100% Vin Jaune only
L’Etoile AOC wine styles
White wines only including Vin Jaune and Vin de Paille
White wine laws in Jura?
Must be min 80% savagnin or chardonnay
White wine max yield?
60hL/ha moderate yields
Red and rose blend laws
Min 80% Poulsard, PN and Trousseau
Max yields for red wines?
55 hL/ha
Moderate to lower yields
Chateau chalon max yields and grape varieties?
30 hL/ha
100% savagnin only
Clavelin bottle size?
620ml - due to evaporation of water in the barrels
Vin Jaune permitted grape varieties?
100% savagnin
What % of vineyards in Jura are organic?
20%, twice the French average
What has a marked effect on production in Jura?
Vintage variation
What is the name of the main co op in Jura?
Fruitiere Vinicole d’Arbois
Name a good producer in Jura?
Tissot
What % of production is exported?
20%
Most wines in Jura are what level of alcohol?
Medium.
Vin Jaune normally high.