Savoie Flashcards
- Where is Savoie?
- Most vineyards are east of the ___
- Climate?
- Vineyards rarely exceed ___ in elevation due to ___.
- Most face ____.
- Mountainous region south of Lake Geneva
- Rhone River
- Continental with Alpine influences. Can be very unpredictable
- 1640 ft due to risk of frost
- S or SE
Jacquere:
- Claim to fame?
- Vine traits?
- Wine notes?
- Sugar levels?
- Primary grape of Savoie
- Very hardy, consistent high yields
- Lightly perfumed, high acid, wildflower/citrus
- Not high (good for Cremant de Savoie)
Altesse:
- Mainly used in which AOCs?
- Vine traits?
- Wine notes?
- Types of wines?
- Rousette de Savoie, Seyssel AOC
- LOW yields, very rot resistant
- High acidity, notes of honey, almond, full bodied, spicy aromatics
- Most dry, but can be used for sparkling
Chasselas:
- Native to which area?
- Where is it found in Savoie?
1, Lac Leman (Lake Geneva)
2. Northern part (department of Haute Savoie)
Roussanne:
- Where is it planted and how bottled?
- Vine traits?
- Wine notes?
- Chignin, bottled as cru Chignin-Bergeron
- Irregular yields, sensitive to rot and mildew
- Floral, elegant, aromatic, can be age owrthy
Molette:
- Where is it typically used?
- Wine traits?
- Sparkling wines of Seyssel
2. High yielding, neutral, high sugar and acid
Gringet:
- Where is it grown?
- Wine traits?
- Exclusively in cru village of Ayze
1. Floral aromatics, bright acidity, yellow plum fruit
Mondeuse/Mondeuse Noire:
- Claim to fame?
- It’s the only grape allowed where?
- Most important Savoie grape before phylloxera
2. In the crus of Arbin and Saint Jean de la Porte
Persan:
1. Claim to fame?
- Traditional Savoie grape that almost died out but is being revived
Savoie grape production top 5:
- Jacquere (50%)
- Gamay (13.6%)
- Mondeuse (13.6%)
- Altesse (9.1%)
- Chasselas (4.6%)
- Who lived in the Savoie region in ancient times?
2. What did the Romans call “the hardy vine”? It was probably the forerunner of what grape today?
- The Allobroges tribe
2. VItis Allobrogica, Mondeuse
- What happened in 1248?
2. What was the name give to the landslide?
- The Mont Granier disaster
2. Abymes de Myans
- What are most soils in Savoie?
- Most common training methods? Method for training on extremely steep slopes?
- What grapes is Echala training used for?
- Largely clay and limestone with limestone rich scree. Alluvium and molasse also there
- Single Guyot, Echala
- Mondeuse (#1), Roussanne, Altesse
Climate change:
- Good?
- Bad?
- Red grapes (esp. Mondeuse) ripen more consistently
2. Grapes for Cremant de Savoie may get too ripe
Why is organic farming hard in Savoie?
Steep slopes, high rainfall
Wine styles top 4:
- White (70%) 2. Red (20%) 3. Rose (6%) 4. Sparkling (4%)
Savoie (Vin de Savoie) AOC:
- Grapes used?
- Styles?
- Any of the authorized grapes
2. Dry white, rose, red, sparkling white, sparkling rose
Cremant de Savoie:
- is it an AOC?
- styles?
- grape requirements?
- Req for Sparkling Vin de Savoir rose?
- No, within Vin de Savoie AOC
- White sparkling wines only
- Minimum 40% Jacquere, minimum 60% Jacquere/Altesse, up to 20% approved red grapes
- Can be made from major red and white
- How many DGCs are in Savoie?
2. what are they traditionally called?
- 16
2. crus
Rousette de Savoie AOC:
- Style of wine?
- Which 4 DGCs can add their name to Rousette de Savoie AOC on the label?
- exclusively dry whites made from Altesse
2. Frangy, Marestel, Monthoux, Monterminod
Seyssel AOC:
- Style of wine?
- Dry whites are made from? What if it labled Seyssel Molette?
- What are reqs for Sparkling Seyssel?
- Dry, sparkling whites
- Only Altesse. 100% Molette.
- 75%+ Molette, 10%+ Altesse. Chasselas can be used
Savoie AOC production top 3:
- Savoie AOC (84%), Rousette de Savoie AOC (12%), Seyssel AOC (4%)
