Savoie Flashcards
Name the Departments in Savoie?
Ain, Isère, Savoie, Haute-Savoie
Moderating influences in Savoie?
Continental Climate influenced by Lake Bouget & Lake Geneva, as well as alpine forests, and Isere River. Limestone rich soils which reflect heat to vines.
Vin de Savoie AOP
16 crus, each with unique rules.
What is the southern most Cru in Savoie?
Arbin - exclusively red production from Mondeuse.
Dom Genoux Chateau de Merande
Which lakes are located in Savoie?
Lake Geneva, Lake Bouget, Lake Annecy
What wine styles are made in Bugey Manicle AOP?
only Chardonnay & Pinor Noir permitted.
Southern facing, well draining slopes with limestone boulders that warm the soils.
What wine styles are made in Bugey-Cerdon?
Exclusively sparkling rose from Gamay & Poulsard.
Made in method ancestrale (no secondary application of yeast or sugar) noticeable RS
What wine styles are made in Bugey-Montagnieu Cru?
Floral sparkling wines from Chard & Altesse. Some Mondeuse based Reds.
South facing, on chalky limestone scree.
Shared cru with Rousette de Bugey-Montagnieu, only Altesse.
What style of wines may Seyssel produce?
White & sparkling wine only
What is the grape of Chignin-Bergnon?
100% Rousanne, known locally as Bergeron. Unique only cru named in Savoie for 1 grape.
Dom. Partage Gilles Berlioz Les Filles.
3 Savoie Cru’s and the wine style associated with them?
Arbin - Red 100% Mondeuse
Crepy - White min 80% Chasselas
Ayze - Sparkling min 50% Gringet
Which AOPs require a minimum of 80% Chasselas
Crépy, Marin, Marignan, Ripaille
Notable producers in Bugey for sparkling?
Patrick Bottex ‘La Cueille Rose’
Dom. Renardat-Fache ‘Cerdon Rose’
Famille Peillot Altesse, Roussette,
Where is Gamay most planted in Savoie?
Chautagne in Savoie. Known best for its reds - PN/Gamay/Mondeuse
Requirements for vin de paille wines?
320 grams of sugar per L
min 14% alcohol
(Highest min must weight)
