Savoie Flashcards
What grape variety is most associated with the Savoie villages of Crépy, Marignan, Marin and Ripaille?
Chasselas
What is a synonym for Roussane in Savoie?
Bergeron
What are the two most important red grapes of Savoie?
Mondeuse Noire and Gamay
What grape variety is most associated with the Savoie villages of Arbin and St Jean de la Porte?
Mondeuse Noire
What grape varity(ies) is/are used in the Savoie Seyssel AOC?
Still wines must be 100% Altesse, Sparkling wines must include 10% Altesse, and Molette and Chasselas make up the balance
The Savoie crus of Apremont and Abymes are found in what wine district?
Chambéry
What is the climate of Savoie?
Alpine
What style of wine is most associated with the Savoie village of L’Ayze?
Sparking Vin de Savoie
What grape variety is most associated with the Savoie village of Chignin?
Bergeron
What are the primary grape varieties used in the Crémant de Savoie AOC?
Jacquère and Altesse
What is Savoie’s largest wine district?
Chambéry
What Savoie wine district is known for red wines?
Bouges Mountain/Combe de Savoie
What is Savoie’s most widely planted grape variety?
Jacquère
What grape variety(ies) is/are used in the Roussette de Savoie AOC?
Altesse
Does Savoie make more red or white wine?
White wine
What is the primary grape variety used in Vin de Savoie AOC sparkling wine?
Gringet
What styles of wine are made in the Vin de Savoie AOC?
Red, white, rosé or sparkling
How does the alpine climate impact viticulture?
short growing season, cool, bookended by frost, precipitation is snow
How is temperature impacted by elevation?
as altitude increases, temps drop also, wind increases in elevation
What wild vine did the Romans discover?
Vitis Allobrogica (possibly Mondeuse?)
Negative impact of the railroad system?
It brought inexpensive wines north from the south of France.
Jacquere grape
WHITE represents 50% of all vineyard acreage. Hardy vine, high yields, low sugar levels (most wines are chaptalized by 1-2%)
Altesse grape
WHITE 10%, low yield, rot resistant, high acid, age well, still version of Seyssel.
Chasselas grape
WHITE 5% only permitted in Haute Savoie, Swiss variety, high acid
Roussane grape
WHITE “Bergeron” , planted in Chignin
Chardonnay grape
rarely replanted 3% authorized in 1980
Molette grape
WHITE high acid, traditionally incorporated into the sparkiling wine of Seyssel, neutral taste “Mondeuse blanche, noire”
Gringet grape
WHITE exclusive in cru village of L’Ayze and mainly used for sparkling, is an indigenous variety
Mondeuse grape
RED 12% late ripener, low sugar, good ageing,
Gamay grape
12% in decline
Pinot Noir grape
2%
Persan grape
almost died out but undergoing a renaissance, early bud, deep red, high acid
Where are most vineyards located?
lower foothills
What are the average temps here?
don’t exceed 50 degrees F
Vin de Savoie AOC
encompasses all of the vineyards of Savoie, all styles, any auth grapes…varietal or blended, if varietal, the wines must be 100% of grape listed. Can append village name.
Cremant de Savoie AOC
ONLY WHITE, many varieties, Jacquere & altesse mainly, 9 mos sur lie, red grapes cannot represent more than 20% of total. L’ Ayze can append village name, 70% Gringet.
Roussette de Savoie AOC
Altesse, can append village name
Seyssel AOC
still (100% Altesse) or sparkling (min 10% Altesse, balance Molette adn Chasselas)
