Savoie

Question 1

What is the climate of savoie

Answer 1

Continental climate with oceanic influence.
Warmed by 2 lakes.
Lac du bourget
Lac leman (biggest in west EU)

Question 2

What are the 5 appellation of savoie.

Answer 2

Vin de savoie AOP 
Seyssel AOP 
Roussette de savoie AOP 
Bugey AOP 
Roussette de bugey AOP

Question 3

Give the 16 cru of savoie.

Answer 3

Abymes 
Apremont 
Arbin 
Ayze 
Chautagne
Chignin 
Chignin Bergeron 
Crepy 
Cruet
Jongieux
Marignan 
Marin
Montmelian 
Ripaille 
St Jean de la Porte 
St jeoire prieure

Question 4

Seyssel AOP

Answer 4

Haute savoie, commune of corbonod and seyssel
Vin tranquille sec and Demi sec 100% altesse
Varietal labeled molette 100% molette
Sparkling must have 2nd fermentation in the bottle and min 9 mth aging on lees
AOP 1942

Question 5

What are the sub zone of Roussette de savoie

Answer 5

Subzone 
Frangy
Marestel 
Monterminod 
Monthoux

Question 6

What is the grape authorised for roussette de savoie

Answer 6

White only 100% altesse (roussette)

Question 7

What is the difference between roussette de savoie and roussette de bugey (outside the sub zones)

Answer 7

The min potential alc is slightly lower for bugey.
9.5% and 10% (with sub zone)
Vs
10% and 10.5% (with sub zone)

Question 8

What are the sub zone of roussette de bugey?

Answer 8

Montagnieu

Virieu Le grand

Question 9

What style of wine is roussette de bugey

Answer 9

White only from 100% altesse

Very young AOP 2009 but was vdqs in 1958

Question 10

What are the sub zone for bugey

Answer 10

Bugey manicle (white and red)
Montagnieu (red and sparkling)
Bugey cerdon (method ancestral rose only)

Question 11

Give the style of wine for bugey manicle?

Answer 11

White is made of 100% Chardonnay with min 10% alc and max of 6g/l of Rs

Red is made of 100% PN with min 10% alc and max of 2g/l of Rs

Question 12

Give the chara of the bugey montagnieu?

Answer 12

Red wine made of 100% mondeuse with min 9.5% of alc and max 2g/l of Rs

Sparkling based wine min 9.5% of alc made with min 70% mondeuse, Chardonnay, altesse.
And accessory gamay, molette, jacquert, PN

Question 13

What are the chara for bugey cerdon

Answer 13

Sparkling rose made of a method ancestral with a minimum of 40g/l of Rs 3 atmosphere and aged for min 2 months on lees
The grape are gamay and poulsard