Jura Flashcards
1
Q
Jura
3 communal AOPs
A
Beyond broad Côtes du Jura AOP
- Arbois AOP
- L’Etoile AOP
- Château Chalon AOP
2
Q
Jura’s leading wine region and home of Louis Pasteur
A
Arbois
3
Q
Arbois
1 commune that may append its name
A
Pupillin
4
Q
Arbois AOP
of communes
A
12 communes
- All styles of Jura wines
5
Q
l’Etoile
- Styles
- Grapes
A
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
6
Q
Where does L’Etoile take its name?
A
local fossil, shaped like a five-pointed star
13
Q
Château Chalon AOP
A
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
15
Q
vin jaune
Aging requirements
A
- Aged in barrel Dec 15, 6th yr, 60 mo under “voile,” without topping up
- Released Jan 1, 7th yr
16
Q
Château Chalon AOP vin jaune
Grape
A
100% Savaginin (‘Nature’)
17
Q
Château Chalon AOP
Bottle
A
clavelin
squat 62 cl (centiliter) bottle
18
Q
Jura
Climate
A
continental - harshly cold in the wintertime
19
Q
AOPs for Vin de paille (straw wines)
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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
20
Q
Jura
Soil
A
Jurrassic limestone and marl
- Lower sites of Jura mountains - a lot of clay
21
Q
Jura
Chardonnay Synonym
A
Gamay Blanc
22
Q
Jura
Savagnin synonym
A
Naturé
- Known elsewhere Traminer, rel of Gewurtz - may be blend partner to Chard
