Jura

Question 1

Jura

3 communal AOPs

Answer 1

Beyond broad Côtes du Jura AOP

• Arbois AOP
• L’Etoile AOP
• Château Chalon AOP

Question 2

Jura’s leading wine region and home of Louis Pasteur

Answer 2

Arbois

Question 3

Arbois

1 commune that may append its name

Answer 3

Pupillin

Question 4

Arbois AOP

of communes

Answer 4

12 communes

• All styles of Jura wines

Question 5

l’Etoile

• Styles
• Grapes

Answer 5

l’Etoile AOP - White only

• Blanc: P - min 80% Combined Chardonnay and/or Savagnin, A: Poulsard
• Blanc Vin de Paille: Chardonnay, Savagnin, Poulsard
• Blanc “Vin Jaune”: 100% Savagnin

Question 6

Where does L’Etoile take its name?

Answer 6

local fossil, shaped like a five-pointed star

Question 13

Château Chalon AOP

Answer 13

vin juane (yellow wine)

• 100% Savagnin
• Limestone, marl
• Oxidized; age for decades
• In barrel until Dec 15, 6th year
• Not topped off, voile, veil develops = aldehydic, nutty, curried, delicate, dry
• Not fortified
• Château Chalon AOP must be bottled in clavelin, squat 62 cl bottle
• Must rep classic vin juane style

Question 15

vin jaune

Aging requirements

Answer 15

• Aged in barrel Dec 15, 6th yr, 60 mo under “voile,” without topping up
• Released Jan 1, 7th yr

Question 16

Château Chalon AOP vin jaune

Grape

Answer 16

100% Savaginin (‘Nature’)

Question 17

Château Chalon AOP

Bottle

Answer 17

clavelin

squat 62 cl (centiliter) bottle

Question 18

Jura

Climate

Answer 18

continental - harshly cold in the wintertime

Question 19

AOPs for Vin de paille (straw wines)

Answer 19

Arbois, L’Etoile, Côtes du Jura

• Ripe, not botrytised, left to dry min 6 weeks after harvest
• Trad dried on straw mats, although often hung to dry or boxed
• As raisinate, must weight surpasses 320 g/l
• Maintained acidity, high levels rs, pron alcohol min 14%
• Aged min 3 yrs, 18 mo neutral wood

Question 20

Jura

Soil

Answer 20

Jurrassic limestone and marl

• Lower sites of Jura mountains - a lot of clay

Question 21

Jura

Chardonnay Synonym

Answer 21

Gamay Blanc

Question 22

Jura

Savagnin synonym

Answer 22

Naturé

• Known elsewhere Traminer, rel of Gewurtz - may be blend partner to Chard

Question 23

Jura

3 red grapes

Answer 23

Poulsard (Ploussard), Trousseau, Pinot Noir

Question 24

Jura

Dry whites

Most common grape

Answer 24

100% Chard (Gamay Blanc)

• Savagnin ‘Naturé’ may be added as a blending partner

Question 26

voile

Answer 26

• Film-forming yeast that covers the wine’s surface
• Similar to flor of Jerez

Question 30

Two poor vintages in the 1980s when Château Chalon wines were declassified to less-specific Côtes du Jura AOP

Answer 30

1980, 1984

Question 32

vin de paille (straw wine)

Aging requirements

Answer 32

• Dried min 6 weeks (traditional straw mats, often hung or boxed)
• 3 yrs Nov 15, 18 mo neutral oak, released Dec 1

Question 33

vin de paille

Min must weight

Answer 33

320-420 g/l

• After grapes are dried for min 6 weeks

Question 34

Crémant du Jura AOP

Year est.

Answer 34

1995

Question 35

Jura

Vin de liqueur

Answer 35

Macvin du Jura AOP

• Marc is added to unfermented grape must
• Red, White, Rosé
• 10 mo oak

Question 36

Macvin du Jura

• Styles
• Grapes

Answer 36

• VdL Blanc: Chardonnay, Savagnin
• VdL Rosé: Pinot Noir, Poulsard, Trousseau
• VdL Rouge: Same as rosé

Question 37

Macvin du Jura AOP

Aging requirements

Answer 37

min. 10 mo oak, after mutage