Jura & Savoie Flashcards
What are the main 5 grape varieties of Jura?
Whites: Savagnin and Chardonnay
Red: Trousseau, Ploussard and Pinot Noir
What is the soil type in Jura?
Heavy Clay
What are the AOPs of Jura?
Arbois Chateau Chalone L’Etoile Cote du Jura Macvin du Jura Cremant du Jura
Describe the wines and what grapes are used in Arbois
White Wines from Savagnin and Chardonnay
Light Red and Rose from Tousseau, Pinot Noir and Poulsard
Arbois mousseux sparkling made from Chardonnay
What is the single wine produced in Chateau-Chalone and is one of the most controlled AOCs in France?
Vin Jaune- “yellow wine”
What is Vin Jaune similar to and what are the production requirements?
Similar to Sherry
Made from Savagnin
Wine is fermented to around 13-13.5% and put in 228L casks.
Headspace is left for veil yeast to form
Ages in cask for at least 5 years
Bottled 6 years and 3 months after harvest.
What is L’Etoile named for?
What wines does it produce?
Named for a local fossil shaped like a star
white wines only from CHardonnay,Poulsard and Savignin
What wines does Cotes du Jura encompass?
Red,white, rose,vin Jaune and sparkling
What is the wine produced in Macvin du Jura?
Vin de liqueur
Marc added to unfermented grape must.
May be red, white or rose
Must be aged 1 year in oak
What are the main crus of Savoie?
Crepy
Seyssel
Roussette de Savoie
Vin de Savoie
What are the white grapes of Savoie?
Chardonnay Aligote Chasselas Altesse Jacqueres Mondeuse Blanche Gringet Velteliner
What are the red grapes of Savoie?
Gamay Pinot Noir Mondeuse Cabernet Persan
What grapes are the Sparkling wines of Savoie produced from?
Gamay
Pinot Noir
Mondeuse
Molette
What grape or grapes is Vin de Savoie made from?
100% Altesse
What grape/s are used in Syssel AOP?
Do they produce still or sparkling?
100% Altesse in Still wines
Sparkling uses Molette, Chasselas and at least 10% Altesse
