Savoie

Question 1

Where is Savoie?

Answer 1

located in the French Alps, in eastern part of France, near the borders with Switzerland and Italy

it’s in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, primarily around the towns of Chambéry, Aix-les-Bains, Annecy

Question 2

What is the climate here?

Answer 2

Cool continental
(mountainous region)

Question 3

What are the soils you can found here?

Answer 3

•limestone and marl
•glacial moraines (rocky, free-draining, mineral-rich)
•schist and granite
•alluvial (lower valley)

Question 4

What are the grape varieties?

Answer 4

WHITE:
•Jacquère (most widely planted)
•Altesse (Roussette)
•Chasselas
•Roussane (Bergeron)
•Gringet

RED:
•Mondeuse Noir
•Pinot Noir
•Gamay

Question 5

How many AOPs and what are them?

Answer 5

6 AOPs:

•Vin de Savoie/ Savoie AOP
•Crémant de Savoie AOP
•Roussette de Savoie AOP
•Seyssel AOP
•Bugey AOP
•Roussette du Bugey AOP

Question 6

What is Vin de Savoie?

Answer 6

regional appellation

can be still white/red/rosé, sparkling version made as well (bunch of varieties are allowed)

it has 17 sub-appellations (crus) in the 4 departments:

1. Savoie
2. Haute-Savoie
3. Isère
4. Ain

Question 7

What are the sub-appellations (crus) under Vin de Savoie?

Answer 7

Savoie
1. Abymes
2. Apremont
3. Arbin
4. Chautagne
5. Chignin
6. Chignin-Bergeron
7. Cruet
8. Jongieux
9. Montmélian
10. Saint-Jean-de-la-Porte
11. Saint-Jeoire-Prieuré

Haut-Savoie
1. Ayze
2. Marignan
3. Marin
4. Ripaille

Isère
1. Abymes

Ain
1. Seyssel

Question 8

What is Cremant de Savoie AOP?

Answer 8

METHODE TRADITIONNELLE

•min 40% Jacquere, additional 20% must be Jacquere or Altesse
•min aging 12 months (9 months on lees)

Question 9

What is Roussette de Savoie AOP?

Answer 9

BLANC only

•made from 100% Altesse (Roussette)

subzones:
1. Frangy
2. Marestel
3. Monterminod
4. Monthoux

Question 10

What is Seyssel AOP?

Answer 10

BLANC only, can be still/sparkling, dry or off-dry

STILL WHITE:
•100% made from Altesse
•if Molette (Tranquille) labelled, 100% made from Molette (Tranquille)

SPARKLING WHITE:
•made from Molette (75% min), Altesse (10% min), Chasselas
•traditional method
•min aging 12 months (9 months on lees)

Question 11

What is Bugey AOP?

Answer 11

can be white/red/rosé and still/sparkling wines

WHITE:
•Chardonnay (min 70%)

ROSÉ:
•min 70% combined Gamay and Pinot Noir

RED:
•Gamay, Mondeuse, Pinot Noir

has 3 subzones:
1. Manicle (100% Chardonnay / Pinot Noir)
2. Montagnieu (100% Mondeuse)
3. Cerdon (rosé sparkling, Gamay and Poulsard)

Question 12

What is Roussette du Bugey AOP?

Answer 12

BLANC only

•100% made from Altesse (Roussette)

subzones:
1. Montagnieu
2. Virieu-le-Grand