Jura and Savoie Flashcards
Bugey AOP is located in which region?
Savoie
Seyssel AOP is located in which region?
Located north of Lake ____
Makes 2 styles of wine using which varietals?
Savoie
Lake Bourget
Dry/Off-Dry still/sparkling wines.
Still wines typically 100% Altesse.
Sparkling wines: 10% Altesse, along with Molette and Chasselas.
The cru of Chignin-Bergeron is located in which region / AOC?
What type of wine is made?
Savoie / Vin de Savoie AOC
White wine from 100% Roussanne.
Arbois AOP is located in which region?
Jura
What is the climate of the Jura?
Continental, with very harsh winters.
What type of soils are found in the Jura?
In the area’s lowest sites?
Jurassic limestone and marl, with a substantial amount of clay at the lowest sites..
What is the general appellation of the Jura?
Cotes du Jura AOP
What are the 3 main red grapes of the Jura?
Poulsard (Ploussard)
Trousseau
Pinot Noir.
What are the 2 main white grapes of the Jura?
What are they also known as?
Chardonnay (Gamay Blanc)
Savangnin (known locally as Naturé, elsewhere as Traminer)
Cotes du Jura rosé wines can include which grapes?
Usually made in which style, which implies what?
All 5 main grapes: Pinot Noir, Ploussard/Poulsard, Trousseau, Chardonnay and Savagnin
Usually made in the “vin gris” style, or red wines made with white wine practices.
Vin Jaune is made exlusively from which grape?
100% Savignin
What are the 3 communal appellations in the Jura?
Arbois AOP,
L’Etoile AOP,
Château Chalon AOP.
Which commune within Arbois AOP may add its name to the appellation?
Pupillin
Where does L’Etoile AOP get its name from?
From a local fossil, shaped like a five-pointed star.
The Jura is located East of ___ and West of ___
Burgundy
Switzerland
L’Etoile AOC produces which color of wine?
From which grapes?
Generally, in which style?
White
Chardonnay, Savignin and Ploussard.
Oxidative, late-bottled style.
What is the flor-like layer of yeast that develops during oxidative aging called in the Jura?
“Voile” (or veil)
Chateau Chalon AOP specializes in which kind of wine?
Produced from which grapes grown on what type of soil?
Vin Jaune
100% Savignin grown on limestone/marl soils.
Though Vin Jaune is made in a similar style to Fino Sherry, what is the main difference between the two?
Sherry is fortified.
What is the name of the squat bottle used for Vin Jaune?
“Clavelin”
Which river flows through Savoie from Lake Geneva in Switzerland?
The Rhone
Jura and Savoie lie along the same latitude as ___
Burgundy
What is the most common white grape (and most planted overall) in Savoie?
3 other white grapes used?
- Jacquére
- Altesse, Roussanne (Bergeron) and Chardonnay
What are the 3 main Red grapes grown in Savoie?
Pinot Noir, Mondeuse, Gamay
The Chignin-Bergeron cru is located in which region?
The wines produced are made from 100% ___?
Savoie.
100% Roussanne
The crus of Marignan, Ripaille and Crépy are located in which region?
Along the shores of Lake ___?
Wines must be made from min. 80% ___?
- Savoie
- Lake Geneva
- min. 80% Chasselas
The landscape of Savoie is best described as:
Alpine / Mountainous
Macvin du Jura is classified as :
- Vin de Liqueur
- Describe the way Macvin du Jura is made:
- What is the resulting product?
- What are the aging requirements?
- What colors can this wine be?
- Aged Marc (grape pomace) is added to unfermented grape juice.
- This creates a sweet, unfermented but ALCOHOLIC grape juice.
- Must be aged in oak for 1 year after “mutage”.
- Can be red/white/rosé.
Vin de Paille is made using ___ grapes.
Dried
Savoie is located ______ of the Jura region.
Southeast
White wines in Jura may be a blend of Chardonnay and _____.
Savagnin
What is the sole style of Bugey Cerdon wines?
Using which grapes?
Methode Ancestrale (sparkling) rosé wines.
Gamay and Poulsard (cannot be 100% Poulsard)
Which wine is most likely to be made from the grapes in the image?
A. Vin de Paille
B. Vin Jaune
C. Dry white wine
D. Crémant du Jura
A. Vin de Paille
What is the vin de liqueur appellation of Jura?
Macvin du Jura AOP
Roussette is a synonym for _____.
Altesse
The cru of Crépy is located within which larger appellation?
It can only produce ___ wine with at least 80% ___
- Vin de Savoie AOP
- Still, White wine only, at least 80% Chasselas
Explain how Vin de Paille is made:
- 3 grapes that may be used:
- Grapes are ___ but not ___
- Must dry for a minimum of ___ weeks
- Must attain a min. must weight of:
- Must attain a min. alc. content of:
- Aged a min. of ___ in neutral, old barrels, ___ total:
- Chardonnay, Savagnin, Poulsard.
- Ripe, but not Botrytized.
- 6 weeks.
- 320g / l
- 14% abv
- 18 mos / 3 yrs total.
The Côte d’Arve is located in which cru within Savoie?
Ayze
Who is the producer of the wine below?
Jacques Puffeney
Vin jaune wines are always dry.
True or False?
True
Vin jaune wines may be released under which 3 appellations?
L’Etoile AOP
Arbois AOP
Cotes du Jura AOP
Who produces the wine in the image below?
Stéphane Tissot
Which of the following wines is being produced in the image below?
A. Macvin du Jura
B. Vin de paille
C. Vin jaune
D. Crémant du Jura
C. Vin Jaune
Gewürztraminer is genetically linked to the _____ grape of Jura.
Savagnin
Savoie is located at approximately what degree of latitude?
45
Pinot Noir is permitted for vin de paille wines.
True or False?
False
Match the following grapes to the most appropriate appellation:
A. Altesse
B. Savagnin
C. Gamay
1) Bugey-Cerdon
2) Seyssel
3) Chateau-Chalon
A. Altesse / 2) Seyssel
B. Savagnin / 3) Chateau-Chalon
C. Gamay / 1) Bugey-Cerdon
How many crus are in Vin de Savoie AOP?
16
The Savoie cru of Arbin may only produce ___ wine.
From which grape?
Red
100% Mondeuse
The Savoie cru of Ayze may produce which 2 types of ____ wine?
Sparkling and Still white wine
What is the capital of Savoie?
Chambéry
In which century did phylloxera arrive in Jura?
19th Century
What lake borders Roussette de Savoie AOP?
Lac du Bourget
Château Chalon AOP wines must be bottled in a _____.
Clavelin
Chateau Chalon is associated with which wine/vineyard area?
Jura/Vin Jaune
