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Jura Flashcards

1
Q

Which AOC is solely planted to Savagnin and only crafts Vin Jaune?

A

Château-Chalon AOC

Vin Jaune is rarely stated on the label.

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2
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Which AOC has vineyards comprised of star shaped fossils and grows mostly Chardonnay?

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L’Étoile AOC

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3
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In the Jura, what is the largest AOC in terms of size and volume?

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Arbois AOC

DGC: Pulpillin

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4
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T or F? Macvin du Jura AOC can only produce white wine.

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False
It can produce white, rosé, or red

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5
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What is Macvin?

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  • Can be made with all five of the white/red varieties
  • It is a Vin de Liqueur, produced by adding marc to grape must.
  • It is aged in cask for a minimum of 10 months.
  • ABV is 16 - 22%

marc = distilled wine pomace, leftover slurry after press

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How many months does Macvin need to be aged?

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10 Months

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7
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What AOCs can make Vin de Paille?

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  1. Arbois
  2. L’Étoile
  3. Côtes du Jura
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8
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In the Jura, What is Vin de Paille?

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  • “straw wine”
  • Blend of white & red grapes
  • Clusters are dried for a minimum of 6 weeks
  • Dried grapes pressed & fermented
  • Aged at least 18 months in barrel
  • R.S. is typically 60-130 g/l
  • Released 3 years after vintage
  • Sold in 1/2 bottles
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9
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How many months does Vin de Paille have to age in the barrel for?

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at least 18 months

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10
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Define sous voile.

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It means under flor/with ullage. It is controlled oxidation.

Usually wine destined to be Vin Jaune but withdrawn early from aging.

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11
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Define ouillé

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It means “topped up”/without ullage. Wines are made reductively with minimum oxygen exposure.

Ouillé Savagnin wines in Arbois AOC are labeled Naturé.

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12
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What is the bottle that Vin Jaune is put in called?

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clavelin (620 ml bottle)

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13
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The wine for a Vin Jaune is not allowed to be topped up or moved for how long?

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5 years (60 months)

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14
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When can Vin Jaune be sold?

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6 years & 3 months after vintage

Or January, seven years after harvest

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15
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What is the film-forming yeast called in the Vin Jaune barrel?

A

flor

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16
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When making Vin Jaune what is the headspace in the barrel called?

A

the ullage

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17
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What grape variety is used to make Vin Jaune?

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Savagnin

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18
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What AOCs in Jura can produce Vin Jaune?

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  1. Arbois AOC
  2. Château-Chalon AOC
  3. L’Étoile AOC
  4. Côtes du Jura AOC
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19
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What are the AOCs of the Jura?

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  1. Arbois
  2. Château-Chalon
  3. L’Étoile
  4. Côtes du Jura
  5. Macvin du Jura
  6. Crémant du Jura
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20
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What two white grapes are grown in the Jura?

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  1. Chardonnay (43%)
  2. Savagnin (22%)
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21
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What are the three red grapes grown in the Jura?

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  1. Poulsard (14%)
  2. Pinot Noir (13%)
  3. Trousseau (8%)
22
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What direction do most of the vineyards in the Jura face?

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South / Southwest

23
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What are the primary soil types in the Jura?

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80% clay & 20% limestone

Exactly opposite of Côte d’Or: 80% limestone & 20% clay

24
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What percentage of production in the Jura is Crémant?

25
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Vin Jaune labeled Vin de Garde is intended for what?

26
Q

What is the most widely planted grape in the Jura?

A

Chardonnay

27
Q

What Jura native created the “Bordeaux Mixture” for treating mildew and pioneered the grafting of French vines to American root stock?

A

Pierre-Marie-Alexis Millardet

28
Q

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

A

Chardonnay

29
Q

Which Jura AOC produces more red wine than white?

A

Arbois AOC

30
Q

What is the climate of the Jura?

A

continental with alpine influences

31
Q

What is the name of the grape indigenous to the Jura and known for making pale-colored reds and rosés, including the Crémant du Jura rosé?

A

Poulsard

“Ploussard” in the village of Pupillin.

32
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What 2 Jura AOCs represent styles of wine rather than geographical locations?

A
  1. Macvin de Jura AOC
  2. Crémant du Jura AOC
33
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What are the 5 permitted grapes in the Jura?

A

Chardonnay
Savagnin
Poulsard
Pinot Noir
Trousseau

34
Q

What was Charles Rouget’s contribution to winemaking?

A

Rouget noted that identical grape varieties can be given different names in different places.

35
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What Jura AOC grows only Savagnin?

A

Château-Chalon AOC

36
Q

What was Louis Pasteur’s contribution to winemaking?

A

Pasteur discovered that yeast was responsible for fermentation.

37
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What are the dominant topsoil types in the Jura?

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  1. Red marl (good for red grapes)
  2. Gray/blue marl (ideal for Savagnin/Poulsard)
  3. Gravel (good for Trousseau and Pinot Noir)
  4. Pure limestone with sea fossils or limestone-rich marls (good for Chardonnay)
38
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What grape can not be used in the production of Vin de Paille?

A

Pinot Noir

39
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What are the details on Crémant production in the Jura?

A
  • Represents 18% of total production
  • 88% is white (much is 100% Chardonnay)
  • Must contain at least 70% Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and/or Trousseau
40
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What are the characteristics of typical Jura red wines?

A

light-colored
high acidity
low tannin levels

41
Q

Trousseau is identical to which other grape?

A

Bastardo in Portugal

42
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T or F? The Jura mountains form the eastern uplift of the Saône Graben.

A

True

The western uplift are the escarpments of the Côte d’Or.

43
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What separates the graben uplifts of the Jura and the Cote d’Or?

A

The Bresse Plain

44
Q

T or F? Jurassic era limestone-clays were first identified in the Jura mountains.

45
Q

What is the most widely planted red grape in the Jura?

A

Poulsard with 14% of total area under vine

46
Q

Does the Jura produce more red or white wine?

A

White Wine

47
Q

When Phylloxera arrived in the Jura in 1879 what did it do to the number of grape varieties?

A

Reduced the number down to 5

48
Q

What role did Alexis Arpin play in wine production?

A

He campaigned against fraud and championed the idea of an AOC for Arbois. This set the stage for Arbois to be one of the first to receive AOC status (1936).

49
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The Jura soils are mostly clay which results in what from a viticulutral perspective?

A
  1. Soils that are hard to work when wet.
  2. Soils that dry out quickly when warm and sunny.
50
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What is the vineyard area of the Jura?

A

It stretches about 50 miles North-South and has 5,000 acres

51
Q

What are some characteristics of the Jura climate?

A
  1. continental with alpine influences
  2. long, cold winters
  3. potentially very warm summers with cool nights
  4. average rainfall is 39-59”
  5. about 1,800-1,900 hours of sunshine each growing season

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