Jura and Savoie Flashcards
(20 cards)
Jura climate
-Continental [harshly cold winters]
Jura Topography
-Jura Mountains provide number of aspects
Jura Soils
-limestone, marl, clay (in lower sites)
Jura White Grapes
- Chardonnay [aka Gamay Blanc]
- Savagnin
Jura Red Grapes
- Poulsard
- Trousseau
- Pinot Noir
Jura AOPs
- Cotes du Jura AOP
- Arbois AOP
- L’Etoile AOP
- Chateau Chalon AOP
Cotes du Jura AOP Grapes/Style
- red/white/rose’
- all jura grapes
Arbois AOP Grapes/Style
-all grapes/styles of Jura wines
L’Etoile AOP Grapes/Style
- Chardonnay, Poulsard, and Savagnin
- generally made in oxidative style
Chateau Chalon AOP Grapes/Style
- exclusively Vin Jaun,
- must use Clavelin bottle (62cl)
Vin Jaune Grapes/Style/Aging
- Exclusively Savagnin
- deliberately oxidized
- kept in barrel until Dec 15th following 6th year of harvest
- not topped up and Voile forms [like Flor]
Vin de Paille Grapes/Style
- straw wines from ripe grapes [think white amarone] but not botrytis
- 14% min abv
- 3 years aging (18mo barrel)
Marcvin du Jura AOP grapes/style
- Vin de Liquer
- Marc (pomace) added to unfermented must= sweet/unfermented grape juice
- red/white or rose’
- aged 1 year in oak
Jura Producers
Tissot
Savoie Climate
-Continental [moderated by Lake Bourget and Lake Geneva]
Savoie White Grapes
- Jacquère
- Altesse [Roussette]
- Roussanne
- Chardonnay
Savoie Red Grapes
- Gamay
- Mondeuse
- Pinot Noir
Vin de Savoie AOP Style/Grapes
regional appellation covering all 3 colors
Roussette de Savoie AOP
100% Roussette [aka Altesse]
Savoie major AOPs
Vin de Savoie AOP
Roussette de Savoie AOP
Seyssel AOP
