Jura Flashcards

1
Q

What grape is used in Vin Jaune?

A

Savagnin

It’s ideal due to its high acidity

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2
Q

Why style of wine does the Poulsard grape produce?

A

Pale-colored reds and rosés
Sparkling Crémant du Jura Rosé
Part of the blend in Vin de Paille

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3
Q

Who wrote an ampelographic compendium in 1897?

A

Charles Rouget

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4
Q

Who created the Bordeaux Mixure?

A

Millardet

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5
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Who discovered the fact that identical grapes had different names in different areas?

A

Charles Rouget

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6
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Who determined that yeast were the cause of alcoholic fermentation?

A

Louis Pasteur

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7
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Who championed the AOC system in France?

A

Alexis Arpin

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8
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What is the most common vine training method in Jura?

A

Guyot - to reduce the number of pruning cuts, which could lead to Esca trunk disease

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9
Q

How much of the vineyard area in Jura is certified organic or biodynamic?

A

17%

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10
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What is Vin Jaune

A
  • A long aged, long lived, oxidative wine
  • Must be made from Savagnin
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11
Q

What 4 AOCs in Jura produce Vin Jaune?

A

Arbois
L’Étoile
Côtes du Jura
Cháteau-Chalon

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12
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How is Vin Jaune made?

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  • Wine is matured in old barrels with ullage allowing oxygen exposure and surface yeast to develop
  • aged in barrel for a minimum of 60 months (5 years)
  • may not be sold until 6 years and 3 months after the vintage
  • must be bottled in Clavelin
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13
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What is Sous Voile?

A

Wines that have been maturing under floor as with Vin Jaune, but are removed early from the barrel. They have spent a shorter time that Vin Jaune gaining flor characteristics.

Usually labeled “tradition”

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14
Q

What is Ouillé?

A

Wines aged without ullage (topped up, no oxygen). Aka “reductively”

This is not typical for Savagnin in Jura. Wines made this way in Arbois are often labeled “nature”

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15
Q

What 3 AOCs produce Vin de Paille?

A

Côtes du Jura
Arbois
L’Étoile

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16
Q

What grapes are used in Vin de Paille?

A

Chardonnay, Savagnin, and Poulsard

occasionally Trousseau, but NO Pinot Noir

17
Q

How is Vin de Paille made?

A
  • grapes are dried for 6 weeks
  • pressed and fermented between Dec-Feb
  • aged for at least 18 months in barrel
  • can be released after 36 months
  • sold in half bottles (375mL)
18
Q

What is Macvin?

A

Fortified grape must.
- fortified with marc from Jura that has been barrel aged for 14 months
- Aged for min 10 months in barrel
- all 5 grapes are allowed and can be white, red, or rosé
- alcohol content is 16-22%

19
Q

Generally, what are the soils of Jura?

A

Clay-limestone Marl

20
Q

What is the only grape allowed in Château-Chalon AOC?

A

Savagnin

21
Q

Which is the main grape used in the production of Crémant du Jura?

A

Chardonnay

22
Q

Which is the largest Jura AOC by volume and size?

A

Arbois AOC

23
Q

Whose work was instrumental in Arbois becoming one of the early AOCs?

A

Alexis Arpin

24
Q

How much wine does a Vin Jaune Clavelin hold?

A

620ml

25
Q

Which Jura AOC produced more red wine than white?

A

Arbois AOC

26
Q

Which Jura AOCs can only make white wine?

A

L’Étoile
Château-Chalon

27
Q

What are the variants of Savagnin?

A

Aromatic: Gewurztraminer
Non-aromatic: Savagnin Rose