Jura/Savoie Flashcards
Four crus (Subzones) of Roussette de Savoie AOP that are authorized for the production of Rousette de Savoie (100% Altesse)
Monthoux
Marestel
Frangy
Monterminod
Lakes of Savoie (5)
Lac du Bourget*
Lac Léman (Lake Geneva)*
Lac d’Aiguebellette
Lac de Paladru
Lac d’Annecy
*Moderated by these lakes
Principal red grapes of Savoie
Principal white grapes of Savioie
Gamay
Mondeuse
Persan
Jacquere
Altesse (Rousette)
Roussanne
Chasselas
Cremant du Jura:
Blanc: Min. 70% combined Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, and/or Trousseau
Rosé: Min. 50% combined Pinot Noir, Pinot Gris, Trousseau, and/or Poulsard
Styles of wine permitted in Bugey Manicle
White and Red
Chardonnay and Pinot Noir
River that flows through Bugey
Ain
Soil type of Jura
Clay/limestone
This lake borders Savoie
Lake Bourget
Annual Rainfal in Savoie
50 inches
IGP of Jura/Savoie
Allobroges
Grape of Chignin-Bergeron
Roussanne
Cote d’Arve (highest vineyards in savoie) is located in this region
Ayze
Main grape of Rousette de Bugey
Altesse
What is Ouillage?
Headspace between wine and top of container holding wine
helps flor develop in Vin Jaune
Vin de Paille (Arbois):
six weeks dried
Aged until November 15 of third year following harvest
18 months in wood, released on December 1
14% abv
Ayze wines must be 50% this grape:
Gringet
Domaine Belluard is producer
Valley of Ayze-Gringet
Ha/hl for Vin Jaune wines
20 hl/ha
Chasselas is planted most here in Savoie
South of Lac Leman
Aging requirements for Vin de Paille
Wines must be aged until Nov 15 of third year following the harvest including at least 18 mos in oak
May be released Dec 1 of third year following harvest
These geographic designations of Vin de Savoie AOP are primarily Chasselas
Marignan
Marin
Crépy
Ripaille
Major produces of Savoie and Bugey
Domaine Belluard
Dom Curtet
Ch de Lucey
Dom Monin
Le Caveau Bugiste
Maison Angelot
Dom Dupasquier
Andre et Michel Quenard
Cellier des Cray
What year did Bugey become its own appellation (with rousette de Bugey)
2009
Arbin cru in Savoie is for this grape
Mondeuse
Saint Jean de la Porte is a subregion
What is Bugey Montagnieu
100% Mondeuse
still red and sparkling
Mousseaux and Petillant
Most plantings in Savoie
Apremont
(Jacquere)
AOPs of Jura
Cotes du Jura
Macvin du Jura
Arbois
Chateau Chalon
L’Etoile
Highest production/most plantings in Jura
Arbois
812 ha
30,000hl
AOPs of Savoie
Vin de Savoie
Cremant de Savoie
Rousette de Savoie
Seyssel
Bugey
Rousette de Bugey
Chignin-Bergeron is 100% this:
Roussanne
(Called Bergeron there)
Chateau Chalon has this chemical compound (lactone) also found in curry
Sotolon
found in fenugreek
Three subzones of Bugey
Manicle (100% Chard/Pinot Noir)
Montagnieu (100% Mondeuse)
Cerdon (Ancestrale, Gamay/Poulsard)
Chateau-Salon is this encepagement
100% Savagnin
Elevage for Chateau Chalon
December 15 of the sixth year following the harvest
60 months under the voile without topping up
released January 1 of the seventh year
In Jura, Savagnin is known as this
Naturé
In other parts of france and other places, Traminer
Wine map Jura
Wine map savoie
Most planted grape of Savoie
Jacquere
Main grape of:
Abymes
Apremont
Chautagne
Chignin
Cruet
Jongieux
Montmelian
Saint-Jeoire-Prieuré
All 80% requirement
Wine Map Savoie
The best vineyards in jura slope this aspect
Southwest
Soil type of Jura’s Vin Jaune
Blue and Grey marl
Another name for sous voile in Vin Jaune
Typé
Cremant de Jura is mostly this variety
Chardonnay
Main Grape of Seyssel AOPin Savoie
Altesse 100%
Blanc: (Sec and Demi-Sec): 100% Altesse
Varietal-Labeled Molette: 100% Molette
Vin Mousseux Blanc: Min. 75% Molette, min 10% Altesse
What are Savoies Largest vineyard areas?
Apremont
Abymes
(Jacquere)
Macvin du Jura AOP (1901)
mixture of grape juice/grape spirit drunk as an aperitif
VdL Blanc: Chardonnay and/or Savagnin
VdL Rosé/Rouge: Pinot Noir, Poulsard, and/or Trousseau
Requires fortifying spirit aged in oak
How much time must Macvin du Jura spend in oak
10 mos
Mutage must be performed by a spirit of 52% abv
14 mos required in oak for mutage spirit (AOP Eaux de vie de Marc de
Franche-Comté)
Vin de Paille in Jura may be labeled with any of these AOP designations
Arbois, L’Etoile, or Côtes du Jura.
Minimum must weight of Vin de Paille in Jura
320 g/l
Map of Jura and savoie
Corbeau (red grape) of Savoie is genetically identical to these grapes
Bonarda (Argentina)
Charbono (US)
These geographic designations of Savoie AOP are 100% Mondeuse
Arbin
Saint-Jean-de-la-Porte (subregion of Arbin)
Bugey Montagnieu petillant has this aging requirement
traditional method
12 mos lees
Min. 70% combined Mondeuse, Chardonnay, and Altesse
Still red is 100% Mondeuse
The wines of Roussette de Bugey AOP, like Roussette de Savoie, are 100% Altesse. Which communes may add their names to the appellation?
Montagnieu and Virieu le Grand
Minimum RS for Bugey Cerdon
40g/l
Vin Jaune comes in this bottle
62 cl “Clavelin”
3 g/l rs
The crus of Marignan, Ripaille, and Crépy (Savoie)—all located along the southern shores of Lake Geneva— are primarily this grape
mandate a minimum 80% Chasselas.
Producer of bugey
Peillot
Synonym for Chardonnay in Jura
Gamay Blanc
This Grape is excluded from Vin de Paille production
Pinot Noir
In poor years (like 1984 and 1980) Chateau Chalon AOC can be declassified to this
Cotes du Jura AOP