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Jura Flashcards

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What mountains dominate Jura?

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The forested Jura Mountains.

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Where does the name “Jura” derive?

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The region lends its name to the Jurassic Era, where the geologic limestone formations of the age were first studied.

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What is the soils of Jura?

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Jurassic limestone and marl, with a substantial amount of clay at the lowest sites.

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What is the climate of Jura?

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Continental, turning harshly cold in the wintertime.

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What are the three main red grapes of the Jura?

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Poulsard (Ploussard)
Trousseau
Pinot Noir

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What is Naturé?

What soils does it prefer?

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Local Jura synonym for Savagnin. Also known as Traminer elsewhere.

-Savagnin prefers blue and grey marls.

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What styles are found in Côtes du Jura AOP?

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All three colors
Blanc:
Principal Varieties: Min. 80% combined Chardonnay and Savagnin
Accessory Varieties: Pinot Noir, Poulsard (Ploussard), and Trousseau
Rosé: mostly done in a vin gris style
Principal Varieties: Min. 80% combined Pinot Noir, Trousseau, and Poulsard
Accessory Varieties: Chardonnay and Savagnin
Rouge: As for Rosé
Vin de Paille: Chardonnay, Poulsard, Savagnin, and Trousseau
Vin Jaune: 100% Savagnin

Assemblage: Blanc, Rouge, Rosé, and Vin de Paille wines may be single varietal wines or blends. Principal varieties must account for a majority of any blend.

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What are the three communal appellations in Jura?

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Arbois AOP
L’Etoile AOP
Château Chalon AOP

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What is vin jaune?
Style?
Most famous appellation?
How is it made?
Aging?
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“Yellow wine” wine made in a similar style to sherry but without fortification.

-most famous vin jaune appellation is Château-Chalon AOP, the wine must be made from the signature local white grape variety the Savagnin, grown ideally on marl and only made in the vin jaune style.
-grapes are picked well ripened, often not until late October, ideally at about 13 to 13.5% potential alcohol, to allow for an increase during the ageing process, and fermented as normal.
-wine is put into old 228‐l/60-gal casks usually not quite filled so that the local benevolent film-forming yeast, called here the voile or veil, can develop on the surface. The ageing ‘cellars’ are ventilated deliberately to allow temperature fluctuations during which the activity of the voile will change.
-the presence of the veil prevents severe oxidation, but the important factor in making vin jaune is that for at least five years the wine is left in cask, untouched other than to allow regular sampling to check the amount of ethanal formed (a crucial compound for the taste of vin jaune) and for a dangerous rise in volatile acids.
—Must be aged until Dec 15 of the sixth year following harvest, including at least 60 months under the “violle”, without topping up, may be released on Jan 1 of the seventh year following the harvest.
-It may not be bottled for a full six years and three months after the harvest.

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What is the classic pairing with Vin Jaune?

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The local Comté cheese.

-The local poulet de Bresse “POO-lay du Brice”, Bresse Chicken is also a classic pairing with Vin Jaune.

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What is a clavelin?

Why that specific size?

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Distinctive 62-cl bottle (the amount of wine left after keeping a litre in a cask for six years, supposedly) used for Vin Jaune

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How long must Vin Jaune be aged for under Château-Chalon AOP?

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Wines must be aged in barrel until December 15th of the sixth year following harvest, including at least 60 months under the “voile”, without topping up, and may be released on January 1 of the seventh year following harvest.

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Under what appellations can vin de paille be produced?

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Arbois, L’Etoile, or Cotes du Jura.

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What is Vin de Paille? 
Grapes? (Exception?)
Appellations?
Min Drying?
Min Actual/Potential Alcohol?
Min Must Weight?
Min RS?
Elevage?
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“Straw wine”

  • Dried-grape wine, dried on straw mats from Poulsard, Trousseau, Chardonnay, Savagnin (in L’étoile, Trousseau is not allowed)
  • found in Jura appellations of Arbois, L’étoile, and Côtes du Jura.
  • ripe but not botrytised grapes are left to dry for a min of six weeks after harvest as the grapes shrivel and raisinate. (Jancis says “generally picked early and dried…until January”)
  • achieve a must weight between 320-420 g/l and a pronounced alcohol content of at least 14%. (19% potential)
  • must be aged until Nov 15 of the third year following the harvest, including a min. 18 months in oak, and may be released on Dec 1 of the third year following the harvest.
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What styles are found in Arbois AOP?

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Blanc:
Principal Varieties: Min. 80% combined Chardonnay and Savagnin
Accessory Varieties: Pinot Noir, Poulsard (Ploussard), and Trousseau
Rosé:
Principal Varieties: Min. 80% combined Pinot Noir, Poulsard, and Trousseau
Accessory Varieties: Chardonnay and Savagnin
Rouge: As for Rosé
Vin de Paille: Poulsard, Trousseau, Chardonnay, Savagnin
Blanc “Vin Jaune”: 100% Savagnin
Arbois “Pupillin”

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What is the subzone/commune that may attach its name to Arbois?

Home to what producer?

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Pupillin. Home to one of the fathers of natural wine movement in France, retired wine producer Pierre Overnoy, whose estate is run today by Emmanuel Houillon.

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What is L’Etoile?

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A white wine-only appellation in the Jura for Blanc, Vin de Paille, and Vin Jaune styles. It takes its name from a local fossil, shaped like a five-pointed star. The wines may contain Chardonnay, Poussard, and Savagnin

-Blanc:
Principal Varieties: Min. 80% Combined Chardonnay and/or Savagnin
Accessory Variety: Poulsard
-Vin de Paille: Chardonnay, Savagnin, Poulsard
-Vin Jaune: 100% Savagnin

18
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What is the appellation for Vin de liqueur in the Jura?
Style?
Min/Max Alcohol?
Min Must weight?
Élevage?
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Macvin du Jura AOP.
Made in all three colors
-Blanc: Chardonnay and/or Savagnin
-Rose: Pinot Noir, Poulsard, and/or Trousseau
-Rouge: same as rose
-Min/Max Alcohol: 16-22% (grape must has a minimum potential alcohol of 10%)
-Min Must Weight: 170 g/l (if mutage occurs after the beginning of fermentation, the must weight must remain at least 153 g/l)
-Élevage: Min. 10 months in oak
-a fragrant and often characterful mixture of grape juice and grape spirit drunk as an aperitif in the region.

19
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North to South appellations of Jura

Traditional appellations?

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Côtes du Jura
Arbois
Château Chalon
L’Etoile

Macvin du Jura
Crémant du Jura

20
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Mutage requirements for Macvin du Jura AOP?

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fortification with eau-de-vie of at least 52% abv. (the eau-de-vie must be aged in oak for at least 14 months prior to mutage)

21
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Describe Trousseau
Also known as? (5)

Describe Poulsard

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Trousseau: Demanding variety making powerful, ageworthy wines and having a complex geographical distribution

  • Best known in the Jura, but only represents 5% of vineyard area because it requires more sun than other varieties and prefers warm gravel or marl soils.
  • More deeply colored and robust than the pale Poulsard, producing wines that are powerful, warm, and structured, with notes of pepper and violets.
  • DNA profile suggest siblings with Chenin Blanc and Sauvignon Blanc.
  • many aliases, including Bastardo (Portugal), Merenzao (Bierzo), Maturana Tinta (La Rioja), Godello Tinto (Galicia)

Poulsard: Ancient, perfumed Jura speciality.

  • Well suited to clay and calcareous-clay soils.
  • Potential to produce perfumed, high quality wines that rose-scented, not particularly powerful, usually pale in color and often blended; also valued for adding color to vin de paille
  • second most planted variety in Jura.
  • Flourishes under the local name Ploussard at Pupillin near Arbois.
22
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The southern part of the Côtes du Jura produces mainly what style?

A

White wines

23
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How much of Jura is devoted to traditional method sparkling wine?

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Almost 1/4

24
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Cremant du Jura style
Encepagement/Assemblage?
Min alcohol?
Aging on lees? Release?
Minimum atmospheres of pressure?
Harvest method?
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Encepagement: Pinot Gris, Pinot Noir, Poulsard, Trosseau, Chardonnay, Savagnin
Assemblage:
Vin Mousseux Blanc: Min 70% combined Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, and Trousseau
Vin Moussex Rose: Min 50% combined Pinot Noir, Pinot Gris, Trousseau, and Poulsard
Min alcohol: 9%
Wines must spend a min. 9 months on the lees prior to degorgement, and many not be released for a min. 12 months after the date of tirage.
-3.5 atmospheres of pressure
-Manual harvesting is mandatory

25
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What direction do most of the vineyards face in the Jura?

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West-facing, on the foothills of the Jura mountains east of the Bresse plain.

26
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What river is between Jura and the Côte d’or?

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Saône

27
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How does the climate of Jura compare to Burgundy?

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More continental than in Burgundy and winters can be very cold. There is significantly higher rainfall too.

28
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What is ouillé?

A

“Topped up”

-This is a term used in Jura for wines that are made in a conventional style as opposed to wines that are made oxidatively or wines made under vielle

29
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What is another name for Chardonnay in the Jura?

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Gamay Blanc

30
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What grape is allowed in Cremant du Jura, but not in any other Jura appellation?

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Pinot Gris

Savoie/Jura/Switzerland (3 decks)

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