Jura Flashcards
What is the indigenous grape of the Jura?
Savagin
What geological period does Jura lend its name to?
Jurassic
What percentage of vineyards were destroyed by Phylloxera in Jura?
62%
Savagin is the parent of which grapes?
Chenin Blanc
Petit Manseng
Sauvignon Blanc
Sylvaner
What events significantly impacted the production of wine in Jura in the early 20th C?
Downy/ Powdery Mildew
Phylloxera
Fraud
Wars
Railways
What is the name of the programme to restructure vineyards in Jura?
Remembrement
What % of total French wine production does Jura account for?
< 0.5%
Which wine category is growing in the Jura?
Cremant (29% of production)
What is the wine growing area in Jura known as?
The Revermont
What is the climate of Jura?
Continental with Alpine influences
Are the Jura vineyards wet?
Yes, the vineyards are on the western side of the Jura mountains
What did Louis Pasteur discover?
Alcoholic fermentation and yeast
What was the name of the Jura native who was instrumental in the development of the AOC laws?
Alexis Arpin
What did Pierre-Marie-Alexis Millardet develop?
Bordeaux Mixture
Grafting
What is a reculée?
A blind, deep valley typically in limestone
What are the two uplifts of the Saône graben?
The Jura mountains and Morvan
What are the predominant soils of the Jura?
LImestone
Marl
Gravel
How does a blind valley form?
Where a permeable layer of soil rests on an impermeable layer and is eroded by a stream
How many principal grape varieties are there is Jura?
5
Which white grape crafts most of Jura’s wines?
Chardonnay
What soil does Chardonnay prefer?
Limestone
Which grape makes Vin Jaune?
Savagin
What soil does Savagin prefer?
Grey/ blue marl
What is the indigenous red grape that accounts for 40% of the red planting in the Jura?
Poulsard
what soils does Poulsard prefer?
Grey/ blue marl
Pinot Noir is mainly used to make which wines in Jura?
Cremant de Jura
Macvin
What is the Portuguese name for Trousseau?
Bastardo
What soil does Trousseau prefer?
gravel or stony soils
red marl
What is the most common method of vine training in Jura?
Guyot
Why is Guyot the preferred training method in the Jura?
Because Savagin and Trousseau are susceptible to esca and cane pruning reduces the risk
What is ullage?
oxidative ageing - i.e. with a gap at the top of the container
What does Ouillé mean?
Without ullage - i.e. reductive, topped up
Which wines are most likely to say Ouillé on the label
Savagin made reductively
What term is used in Arbois AC for ouillé wines?
Naturé
What does Sous Voile mean?
Under flor/ without ullage
What term is typically used to signify wines that have been aged sous voile?
Tradition
Which Jura ACs make Vin Jaune?
Chateau Chalon
Arbois
L’Etoile
Côtes du Jura
What’s the grape variety used to make Vin Jaune?
Savagnin
How long must a barrel of vin jaune remain undisturbed?
60 months
What’s the earliest that vin jaune can be sold?
6 years and 3 months after the vintage
What’s a clavelin?
620ml bottle used for vin jaune
Which Jura AOCs are permitted to produce Vin de Paille?
Côtes du Jura
Arbois
L’Etoile
What are the most common grapes used in the production of Vin de Paille?
Chardonnay
Savagin
Poulsard
What principal grape is not permitted in the production of vin de Paille?
Pinot Noir
How long must the grapes destined for vin de Paille be dried?
6 weeks
How long must vin de Paille be matured in barrel
18 months
How long before vin de Paille be released?
36 months
What is Macvin?
Fortified grape must
What is the proportion of spirit to must in Macvin
1/3 spirit to 2/3rds must
What grapes are permitted for the production of Macvin?
All 5
Pinot Noir
Poulsard
Savangin
Chardonnay
Trousseau
What’s the minimum ageing period for Macvin
10 months
What must the marc bandy used in macvin be made from?
Jura wine pommace
How long must the Macvin marc be aged for?
14 months in barrel
How many AOCs does Jura have?
6
How many of the Jura AOCs are geographical?
4
What is Jura’s largest AOC?
Arbois AC
What is the dominant style of wine produced in Arbois AC?
Red
What wine styles are produced in Arbois AC?
Dry white, rosé, red, Vin de Paille, Vin Jaune
What wine style does Chateau Chalon produce?
Vin Jaune
What does vin de garde mean?
Wine for cellaring
What style of wine does L’Etoile AC make?
Dry white, vin de Paille, Vin Jaune
What’s the most planed grape variety in L’Etoile?
Chardonnay
Côtes du Jura makes which wine styles?
Dry white, rosé, red, vin de paille, vin jaune
True or False: Côtes du Jura is the second largest AC in Jura?
True
What is the AOC for Macvin?
Macvin du Jura AOC
What’s the primary grape of Cremant du Jura AOC?
Chardonnay
