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Jura, Bugey & Savoie Flashcards

1
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Which appellations are permitted to make vin jaune?

A

Cotes du Jura
Arbois
Chateau-Chalon
l’Etoile

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What is the only grape permitted for vin jaune?

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Savagnin

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3
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Is Vin Jaune fortified?

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No

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How long is Vin Jaune aged?

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60 months ‘sous voile’
released after 6 years
(not before Jan 1 seventh year after harvest)

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5
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What size barrels is vin jaune aged in?

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228 L futs

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6
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What size is a ‘clavelin’ bottle? Why?

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620 mL - because the barrels reduce to 2/3 capacity (non-ouille)

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7
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What specialty of the Jura undergoes ‘mutage’?

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Macvin - Mistelle (fortified with 52% brandy aged 14 months in oak) then aged 10 months in oak

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8
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What AOC allows for sparkling wine in the Jura?

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Cremant du Jura

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9
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What are the possible ways to dry the grapes for vin de paille?

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picked in tries and dried on straw mats, clay beds, or hung from rafters for min. 6 weeks

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Minimum aging for Vin de Paille?

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18 months

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Vin de Paille appellations?

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Arbois
Cotes du Jura
l’Etoile

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12
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Where does l’Etoile get its name?

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Crinoid fossils in the soil

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Producers of l’Etoile?

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Domaine de Montbourgeau
Domaine Rolet
Phillippe Vandelle

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14
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Savagnin performs best on?

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Liassic Marl - blue/grey

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Poulsard performs best on?

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Triassic Marls - green/red/dark

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16
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Trousseau performs best on what sites?

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Only the warmest vineyard sites

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17
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Max yield for Chateau Chalon?

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30 hl/ha

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18
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Max yield for Vin de Paille?

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20 hl/ha

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19
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Typical yields for Jura vins blanc (including vin jaune?)

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60 hl/ha

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Who are some producers of Chateau Chalon?

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Domaine Jean Macle
Berthet-Bondet
Jean Bourdy

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21
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High profile low sulfur producers

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Pierre Overnoy
Jean-Francois Ganevat
Dom de la Renardiere

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22
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producers of Arbois?

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Jacques Puffeney (now Dom. du Pelican)
Pierre Overnoy (Houillon & Overnoy)
Rolet
Benedicte & Stephane Tissot
Domaine de la Renardiere
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23
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6 AOCs of Jura (3 regional, 3 styles)

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Arbois
Cotes du Jura
l’Etoile
Chateau Chalon
Macvin
Cremant
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24
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Cotes du Jura styles?

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blanc
rose
rouge
vin jaune
vin de paille
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25
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Vin de Paille grapes

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CH
Savagnin
poulsard
troussard

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26
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Local name for savagnin

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Nature (Heida in SUI)

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27
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Grapes for Cremant du Jura blanc?

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Min. 70% combined Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, and/or Trousseau

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Grapes for Cremant du Jura rose

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Min. 50% combined Pinot Noir, Pinot Gris, Trousseau, and/or Poulsard

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29
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Is savagnin permitted for Cremant?

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Yes - allowed in the encepagement

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30
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L’Etoile AOC is permitted for what types of wine?

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vin blanc only - also vin jaune and vin de paille

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31
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Most planted grape of the Jura?

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Chardonnay

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32
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Synonyms for Chardonnay

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Melon d’Arbois, Gamay blanc

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33
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Most planted red grape of the Jura?

34
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Macvin du Jura comes in what colors?

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All 3 - blanc, rose, rouge - all 5 grapes (CH, PN, Sav, Trousseau, Poulsard)

35
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Marc de Jura

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must include Savagnin and be aged for 2 years (min. 3 classic Jura grapes)

36
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Typical RS of Vin de Paille

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60-130 g/L

37
Q

How is Vin Jaune aged biologically?

A

filled 8-10 L short in Burgundy barrels (about 95% full)

38
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Is PN allowed for Vin de Paille

A

NO - all other classic grapes are

39
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Is Vin de Paille botrytis affected?

A

NO - grapes are harvested before it hits

40
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Size of l’Etoile

41
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Chateau Chalon requirements mirror those of Vin Jaune for Cotes du Jura, Arbois, l’Etoile

A

YES - excepting yields?

42
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Ganevat style

A

Worked with Jean-Marc Morey in Chassagne, biodynamic viti, wines go through lengthy lees aging, very low sulfur, sometimes slight oxidation

43
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Bugey became an AOC in what year?

44
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What is Bugey Cerdon?

A

Methode Ancestrale rose made from gamay and poulsard, min. 2 mo on the lees, min. 3 bars; min. 40g RS

45
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Bugey ‘Montagnieu’ ?

A

Mousseux or Pétillant from altesse, CH, mondeuse blanche

Still reds from mondeuse

46
Q

Bugey rouge can be any of which varietals (3)…?

A

PN, Gamay, or Mondeuse

47
Q

Bugey rose is a blend of mainly…?

48
Q

Bugey blanc is majority?

A

Chardonnay

49
Q

Bugey sparkling is made from…

A

CH, Jacquere, or Molette …

rose PN/Gamay

50
Q

Roussette de Bugey is made from…

A

Altesse (Virieu-le-Grand, Montagnieu - quality cru area)

51
Q

What type of wine is Bugey ‘Manicle’?

A

Red or White from PN or CH

52
Q

In what department is Bugey?

53
Q

Bugey Cerdon

A

Medium sweet, medium sparkling methode ancestrale

54
Q

Most common white grape of Savoie?

55
Q

Which Cru of Savoie has the largest output?

56
Q

The Isere River flows past which areas?

A

Arbin
Montemelian
Cruet
St. Jean de la Porte

mostly Jacquere and Mondeuse

57
Q

Majority of Savoie vines sit on the foothills of which mountain?

A

Mont Granier

58
Q

Major soil type of Savoie?

A

Glacial Moraine, and limestone scree (esp. Apremont, Arbin, St Jean), marl

59
Q

Most Jacquere plantings are found in what area of Savoie? (Gilles Berlioz - Cuvee ‘Jaja’

A

to the south around Chambery (Chignin, Abymes, Apremont, Arbin)

60
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Most Altesse plantings are found in what area of Savoie?

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Lac Bourget (across the Rhone from Bugey) - Aix-les-Bains major town

61
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Most Chasselas plantings are found in what area of Savoie?

A

South of Lac Leman / Geneva

62
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What appellation in Savoie permits varietal wines made from the ‘Molette’ (Mondeuse Blanche) grape?

A

Seyssel (straddling the Rhone - normally sec and demi-sec whites from altesse)

63
Q

How many Vin de Savoie Cru are there?

64
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How many Rousette de Savoie Cru?

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4 - Frangy, Marestel, Monterminod, Monthoux

65
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Which Vin de Savoie Crus are authorized for red wine production only?

A

Arbin (gamay, mondeuse, PN) and St. Jean de la Porte (mondeuse) - Chambery area

66
Q

Red-only AOCs around Lac Bourget

A

Jongieux,
Chautagne

(Gamay, PN, Mondeuse)

67
Q

What are the sub zones for Roussette de Savoie? What is the grape?

A

Frangy, Marestel, Monterminod, Monthoux - Altesse

68
Q

Which Cru of Vin de Savoie produces wines from the ‘Gringet’ grape?

A

Ayze

blanc OR mousseux/petillant

min. 50% gringet

Dom. Belluard

69
Q

The Arve River flows past what region of Savoie?

A

Ayze valley

70
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Which Crus of Vin de Savoie must contain minimum of 80% chasselas in their vin blancs?

A

Marin,
Ripaille,
Marignan,
Crepy

(Lac Leman/Geneva)

71
Q

Name 3 traditional dishes of Savoyard cuisine?

A

Tartiflette (gratin with reblochon & potatoes, bacon, cream, onions)
Diots (sausages cooked in wine with onions)
Farcon (bacon, onions, potatoes, prunes, raisins, cream) Corsets (pasta shells)
Raclette (grilled cheese with potatoes, gherkins, dried meat, pickled onions)

72
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Primary grape of Seyssel

A

Altesse (Molette also permitted)

73
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Lake Bourget position, primary grapes planted

A

Deepest Lake in France, and the southern end of the Jura mountains in Savoie, surrounded by Rousette de Savoie AOC’s and Vin de Savoie AOC’s (mostly Altesse wines)

74
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Which IGP roughly covers Savoie, Roussette de Savoie, and Seyssel AOP?

A

Vin des Allobroges IGP

75
Q

(1) famous vermouth + (1) famous herbal liqueur from Savoie region?

A

Dolin, Chartreuse, Genepi

76
Q

Mondeuse - (1) relative grape?

A

Syrah (either half-sibling or grandparent, unknown)

77
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Lake Geneva (Leman)

A

Border of France and Suisse - Savoie side: Vin de Savoie AOC’s (mostly chasselas wines) Suisse side: Vaud Canton AOC’s on the North shore (La Cote, Lavaux, Chablais)

78
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Where are the most famous Vin de Savoie Cru located?

A

the steep, south-facing hillsides of the Combe de Savoie along the Isere River, Southeast of Chambery - Cruet, Arbin, Montmelian, Chignin, Apremont, Abymes

79
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What do the names ‘Abymes’ and ‘Apremont’ refer to?

A

A landslide in 1248 which reportedly killed 5,000 people - formed the ridges of the Massif de la Chartreuse - “abyss” and “bitter mountain”

80
Q

What is ‘Bergeron?’

81
Q

What is the minimum must weight required for white wines of any style in Jura AOPs?

Vin de Paille grapes must be dried to a must weight of ___ g/L

A

161 g/L

320 - 420 g/L

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