Specialty Wines

Question 1

5 Years on ullage, 6 years + 3m before getting sold. Requires a Clavelin - 620ml bottle?

Answer 1

Vin Jaune

Question 2

What is the term for Vin Jaune that is taken out early

Answer 2

Sous Voile / Traditional
Jura

Question 3

How is Savagnin from Arbois typically made and what is the label?

Answer 3

Ouille - full barrel
Natural

Question 4

Grape clusters that are dried for a minimum 6 weeks in Jura?

Answer 4

Vin de Paille
“Straw Wine”

Question 5

What grapes are used in Vin de Paille?

Answer 5

Chardonnay
Savagnin
Poulsard
Trousseau
PINOT NOT ALLOWED

Question 6

Fortified grape must from Jura?

Answer 6

Macvin

Question 7

What can be used in Macvin?

Answer 7

Can be Red or White
All five authorized grapes:
1. Savagnin
2. Chardonnay
3. Pinot Gris
4. Pinot Noir
5. Trousseau
6. Poulsard

Question 8

Term for Vin de Liqueur, Macvin which is a sweet, fortified grape must?

Answer 8

Mistelle

Question 9

What type of VDNs does Rasteau make?

Answer 9

White, red and Rosé

Question 10

What is a white VDN blanc style?

Answer 10

Reductive

Question 11

What is a white VDN ambre?

Answer 11

Oxidative

Question 12

What is a red VDN grenat?

Answer 12

Reductive

Question 13

What is a red VDN tuile?

Answer 13

Oxidative

Question 14

What does hors d’age mean?

Answer 14

5 years of oxidative aging

Question 15

What does rancio mean?

Answer 15

Heavily oxidized VDNs
Walnut
Orange peel

Question 16

What grapes are used for Rasteau blanc?

Answer 16

90% Grenache Blanc or Gris

Question 17

What grapes are used for Rasteau ambré?

Answer 17

90% of any
Grenache Blanc
Grenache Noir
Grenache Gris

Question 18

Rasteau Red VDN either grenat or tuile?

Answer 18

> 75% Grenache Noir +
All 3 Grenache >90%

Question 19

How are Rasteau grenat, blanc, ambre and tuile aged

Answer 19

Grenat + Blanc must be aged same time
Tuile + ambre must be aged same time

Question 20

How are Rasteau Rosé made?

Answer 20

> 90% from all 3 Grenaches with no age required

Question 21

Style of Muscat de Beames-de-Venise

Answer 21

Fresh Reductive from Petits Grains
Mostly white (83%), rosé (15%), red (2%)

Question 22

Min ABV for VDN Muscat de Beames-de-Venise?

Answer 22

15% ABV
10% sweetness

Question 23

Min ABV VDN Rasteau?

Answer 23

15% ABV
4.5% sweetness

Question 24

Aging Ambre (Rasteau)

Answer 24

March 1 - Year 3 after harvest

Question 25

Aging Blanc (Rasteau)

Answer 25

May 1 - year after with 3m in bottle

Question 26

A VDN brown in color and taste of walnut and organe peel?

Answer 26

Rancio

Question 27

What bottles (and size) does Jura use for Vin Jaune

Answer 27

Clavelin
620ml

Question 28

Vin Jaune

Answer 28

Min 60m aged
Only Savagnin
Aged with Ullage under flor
Clavelin bottle (620ml)

Question 29

Macvin du Jura

Answer 29

10m barrel aged
Fortified grape must
White, red or rosé

Question 30

Vin de Paille

Answer 30

Grapes dried for 6 weeks
Aged 18m
Cannot use Pinot Noir