Savoie Flashcards
What styles of wine are allowed in Bugey AOP?
- white
- red
- rose
- sparkling /pet nat
Still red wine in the Bugey AOP subzone Montagnieu must be 100% which grape?
mondeuse
What style of wine is allowed in the Rosette AOP?
dry and off dry white wine
In what AOP would you find varietally labelled molette?
Seyssel AOP
What grapes are allowed in the Bugey AOP subzone of Manicle?
- chardonnay
- pinot noir
What grapes are allowed in the Seyssel AOP?
- altesse
- molette
- chasselas
What 4 crus of Vin de Savoie mandate 80% chasselas?
- Marignan
- Ripaille
- Crepy
- Marin
What are the primary white grapes of Vin de Savoie AOP?
- jacquere
- altesse
- roussanne
- chardonnay
Rousette is an alias for what grape?
altesse
The Savoie cru of Chigin Bergeron produces wines from what single grape?
roussanne
What are the principal varieties in Cremant de Savoie?
- min 40% Jacquere
- altesse
- max 10% accessories
What is the only wine allowed in Bugey Cerdon?
- ancestral method rose of gamay and poulsard
- min 2 months on lees
What styles of wine are allowed in the Vin du Savoie AOP?
- white
- red
- rose
- sparkling and pet nat (rose)
What are the primary red grapes in Vin de Savoie AOP?
- gamay
- mondeuse
- pinot noir
In what year was Cremant de Savoie AOP established?
2015
What are the 4 subzones of Roussette de Savoie AOP?
- Frangy
- Marestal
- Monterminod
- Monthoux
What are the 3 subzones of Bugey AOP?
- Manicle
- Montagnieu
- Cerdon
What styles of wine are made is the Seyssel AOP
Vin Tranquille Blanc (Sec and Demi-Sec): 100% Altesse
Varietal-Labeled Molette (Tranquille): 100% Molette
Vin Mousseux Blanc: Vin Mousseux must include min. 75% Molette and min. 10% Altesse
(Second fermentation occurs in the bottle
Min. 9 months lees aging in the bottle)
What are the two altesse AOP’s in Savoie?
- Roussette de Bugey
- Roussette de Savoie
A wine labeled as Vin Tranquille Blanc is from where? made of what? and made in what style?
Seyssel AOP
100% Altesse
Still and dry white wine (can also be made in demi-sec style)
What two lakes moderate the climate of Savoie?
- Lake Bourget
- Lake Geneva
What is the French name for Lake Geneva?
Lac Leman
What is the most planted grape in the Savoie?
jacquere (50%)
What are the main white grapes of Savoie?
Jacquere
Chardonnay
Roussanne (bergeron)
Altesse
Chasselas
What style of wine is made in the Savoie subzones of Saint-Jean-de-la-Porte and Arbin?
100% mondeuse dry reds
Name 3 sub-appellations of Vin de Savoie AOP
- Chignin-Bergeron (100% rousanne)
- Crepy (80% chasselas)
- Cruet (80% jacquère)
- Saint-Jean-de-la-Porte (100% mondeuse)
- Arbin (100% mondeuse)
What is the min RS of Bugey Cerdon?
40 g/L
What Savoie subzone is most assosciated with Cremant de Savoie?
Ayze
What mountain range blocks cold northern air from Ayze?
Chablais Mountains
What famous spirit is made in the Isere region?
Chartreuse
What are the most important topographical influences of Bugey AOP?
- Rhone river
- Jura mountains
What treaty ceded Savoie and Nice from Italy in the 1800’s?
Treaty of Turin
How many crus are in Vin de Savoie AOP?
17
White grapes account for what percentage of production in Savoie AOP?
70%
What is the largest cru in Savoie AOP?
Apremont
What is the only Savoie cru in which red grapes dominate?
Chautagne
What river flows through the heart of Bugey AOP?
Ain
What is the IGP of Savoie?
Allobroges
The name of which Savoie cru translates to “broken stones?”
Abymes
What are the 6 AOPs of Savoie?
- Vin de Savoie
- Cremant de Savoie
- Roussette de Savoie
- Roussette de Bugey
- Seyssel
- Bugey
