Jura/Savoie/Bugey/Switzerland Flashcards
Climate in the Jura
- Semi-Continental
- a bit like Burgundy but cooler and wetter with more jumbled terrain
- winters can be even more severe
Soil in the Jura
- Limestone marl soils
- blue and grey marls are especially prized for the Savagnin (aka Traminer) grape
T or F? Château-Chalon cannot produce vin de paille
True!
4 appellations that can produce Vin Jaune in Jura
- Château Chalon
- Côtes du Jura (+vin de paille)
- Arbois (+vin de paille)
- l’Etoile (+vin de paille)
2 AOPs in Jura that can make still white, still rosé, still red, vin de paille, vin jaune
- Côtes du Jura, Arbois
Synonym for Savagnin in the Jura
Naturé or Fromentin
Main white/red/rosé grapes for Côtes du Jura and Arbois AOP
- White: both majority savagnin, chardonnay (+pinot noir, ploussard, trousseau)
- Red/Rosé: both majority trousseau, poulsard, pinot noir (+chardonnay, savagnin)
Vin de Paille grapes in Jura
- Côtes du Jura and Arbois: Chardonnay, Savagnin, Poulsard, Trousseau
- L’Etoile: Chardonnay, Savagnin, Poulsard (Trousseau NOT allowed)
Single commune that can be added to Arbois AOP
Pupillon
Years where Château Chalon NOT made
1974, 1980, 1984, 2001
Min alc % and aging for Vin de Paille in Jura
- Min 14%
- 3yrs (18m in oak)
Highest number of plantings in the Jura
Arbois AOP
T or F? Vin Jaune and Château Chalon AOP are both made with 100% Savagnin
True!
Min alc % for Vin Jaune in Château Chalon AOP, and Côtes du Jura/Arbois/l’Etoile AOPs
- Château Chalon: min 12%
- Côtes du Jura/Arbois/l’Etoile: min 10.5%
T or F? L’Etoile AOP can only make dry whites, paille and jaune (no reds)
True!
4 communes that can make Château Chalon
- Château Chalon
- Menetru le Vignoble
- Nevy-sur-Seille
- Domblans
Min and Max Alc % for Macvin du Jura AOP
16%-22%
Fortification/Mutage of Macvin du Jura: A) min abv % of eau-de-vie; B) the eau-de-vie must be aged ____ months prior to mutage; C) the eau-de-vie must come from this region in France
A) 52%
B) 14m
C) Franche-Comté region
Name of the bottle and size for Vin Jaune
Clavelin, 62cl
Requirements for Vin de Paille in the Jura
- Savagnin, chardonnay, poulsard, trousseau (only these 4 grapes!!!)
- Min Alc: 14%
- Dried for min 6 weeks, 20hl/hc, pressed between christmas and february
- Min 3 yrs aging including a min 18 months in neutral wood barrels - (until Nov.15 of the 3rd year following harvest)
- may be released on December 1 of the third year following the harvest
- 100 kg of grapes give about 18l of vin de paille.
- may be labeled as Arbois, L’Etoile or Côtes du Jura
Requirements for Vin Jaune
- 100% Savagnin
- Min 6 years and 3 months in barrel (228l) without ouillage (topping off). (Dec 15 of the 6th year)
- may be released on January 1 of the seventh year following the harvest
- Château Chalon: min 12%
- Côtes du Jura/Arbois/l’Etoile: min 10.5%
- Aging includes min 60 months ’sous voile’ — a yeast blanquet (voile) develops on top of the wine and protects it against oxidation.
- The voile may take 2-3 years to fully develop, which is why the wines show a degree (but not total) of oxidation
- Not fortified
- May be declassified to Côtes du Jura AOP for poor vintage — 1974, 1980, 1984, 2001
Synonym for Chardonnay in the Jura
Gamay Blanc, Melon d’Arbois, Melon Blanc
T or F? Pinot noir is not allowed for Vin de Paille in the Jura
True!
4 commune appellations in the Jura
Arbois, Côtes du Jura, L’Etoile, Château Chalon
T or F? Macvin du Jura AOP only makes Vin de liqueur or mistelle and can be either white, red or rosé
True!
Potential finished alcohol for Vin Jaune results in this range
Ideally btw 13-15%
Synonym for Savagnin in Switzerland
Heida
What is the French name for Lake Geneva?
Lac Léman
What is the regional Savoie AOP?
Vin de Savoie AOP
What is the most planted white grape in Savoie?
Jacquère
There are 16 crus in Savoie, name the ones that make only still whites and also requires a min 80% Jacquère (5)
- Abymes
- Apremont
- Cruet
- Montmélian
- Saint-Jeoire-Prieuré
Which 2 Savoie crus only allow 100% Mondeuse?
- Arbin
- Saint-Jean-de-la-Porte
Name the only Savoie cru that can make still white and sparkling, what are the grapes?
- Ayze
- For both styles: Min. 50% Gringet (plus max. 30% each of Altesse and Roussette d’Ayze)
Name the 3 Savoie crus that make both still white and still red. What are the main white and red grapes?
- Chautagne
- Chignin
- Jongieux
- Whites: min 80% Jacquère
- Reds: min 90% combined Pinot Noir, Gamay and/or Mondeuse (plus Cab. Franc, Cab. Sauvignon, and Persan)
Grapes and styles for Chignin-Bergeron cru?
Still white only, 100% Roussanne (Bergeron)
Name the 4 Savoie crus that are Chasselas-based (min 80%), and are also on Lac Léman, in Chablais
- Crépy
- Marignan
- Marin
- Ripaille
Which 5 crus of Savoie are clustered around Chambéry in the southerly La Cluse de Chambéry?
- Chignin
- Chignon-Bergeron
- Saint-Jeoire-Prieuré
- Apremont
- Abymes
What is Savoie’s other regional AOP?
Roussette de Savoie AOP, 100% Roussette (or Altesse)
Synonym for Roussette
Altesse
Which 4 communes may append their names to Roussette de Savoie AOP?
- Frangy
- Marestal
- Monthoux
- Monterminod
Styles allowed in Seyssel AOP, in Savoie?
- White and sparkling only
- Tranquille blanc, sec, demi-sec (100% Altesse)
- Mousseux blanc (min 10% Altesse)
Varietal requirement for Seyssel Tranquille Blanc (Sec and Demi-Sec)
100% Altesse