Jura wine is French wine produced in the Jura département . Located between Burgundy and Switzerland , this cool climate wine region produces wines with some similarity to Burgundy and Swiss wine . Jura wines are distinctive and unusual wines, the most famous being vin jaune , which is made by a similar process to Sherry , developing under a flor -like strain of yeast . This is made from the local Savagnin grape variety. Other grape varieties include Poulsard , Trousseau , and Chardonnay . Other wine styles found in Jura includes a vin de paille made from Chardonnay, Poulsard and Savagnin, a sparkling Crémant du Jura made from slightly unripe Chardonnay grapes, and a vin de liqueur known as Macvin du Jura made by adding marc to halt fermentation . The renowned French chemist and biologist Louis Pasteur was born and raised in the Jura region and owned a vineyard near Arbois .
12-437: The climate of Jura is continental with many similarities to Burgundy but can be more aggressively cold, especially in the winter time. Ripeness levels of the grapes is always a concern for winemakers of the area and harvest times are often delayed as long as possible (usually well into late October) to try to achieve the highest sugar levels possible. To help lessen the threat of autumn frost, grapevines are often trained to
24-413: A deep colored, intensely flavored wine. The white Savagnin grape has some similarities with the possibly related Traminer and Gewürztraminer . While the grape is permitted in all styles of white Jura wine throughout the region it is mainly found in vin jaune where it produces a nutty, full bodied wine that can age for an extended period of time. Savagnin is the only variety allowed for a wine to carry
36-497: Is used to make a varietal style of wine or as a blend to deepen the color of the pale Poulsard grape. By itself, Poulsard makes a rosé in the Arbois- Pupillin region that is characterized by an orange corail tint. The Poulsard grape is also one of the primary grapes for the vin de paille . The Trousseau grape performs best in the gravelly vineyards near Arbois that can give the grape the additional heat it needs to ripen into
48-570: The Franche-Comté / Jura region of France . Arbois, childhood home to Louis Pasteur , has for centuries been the wine capital of the Jura. As the name Abbaye de la Boutière indicates, the winery was established near Arbois in a hoary Roman Catholic Cistercian ( White Monk ) abbaye . The Jura is an eastern French winemaking region located between Burgundy and Switzerland - and its location has meant that some unique grape varieties (e.g.
60-615: The Guyot system . The majority of the region's vineyards are found at altitudes between 820 and 1,310 ft (250-400 m) between the plains of the Bresse region and the Jura Mountains . The towns of Lons-le-Saunier and Arbois are the principal cities in the wine region. The vineyard soils tend to be composed of mostly clay in the lower flat lands with more limestone based soils in the higher elevation. Deposits of marl are scattered throughout
72-469: The vin jaune name. Jura's most famous and distinguishable wine vin jaune , which is often likened to sherry. The only permitted grape variety is Savagnin. After fermentation the wine is stored in Burgundian aging barrels for 6 years or more. The barrels are filled up to the top but evaporation reduces the volume of liquid in the barrel and creates an air pocket at the top of the barrel. During this time
84-612: The Wikimedia System Administrators, please include the details below. Request from 172.68.168.151 via cp1112 cp1112, Varnish XID 368488786 Upstream caches: cp1112 int Error: 429, Too Many Requests at Fri, 29 Nov 2024 05:35:08 GMT Fr%C3%A9d%C3%A9ric Lornet Frédéric Lornet is a wine producer who owns and runs the Abbaye de la Boutière in Montigny-lès-Arsures ; a small village just outside Arbois in
96-534: The low sugar levels in the under ripe vintages . Most white wines in the region are aged in oak for several months prior to release while red wines are often aged in stainless steel tanks and bottled early. Producers in the Jura include Gaspard Feuillet, Chateau Béthanie, Domaine Berthet-Bondet, Frédéric Lornet , and Henri Maire. 46°52′17″N 5°54′48″E / 46.871458°N 5.913391°E / 46.871458; 5.913391 Continental (wine) Too Many Requests If you report this error to
108-538: The region from Burgundy during the Middle Ages and were used to a limited degree given that there were some 40 other grape varieties prevalent in Jura for most of its winemaking history. Towards the end of the 20th century both grapes began to increase in popularity, particularly the Chardonnay vine which now accounts for nearly 45% of all Jura plantings and is valued for its good sugar levels and early ripening. Pinot noir
120-427: The region with some of the area's most regarded vineyards being found on those sites. Many vineyard slopes are quite steep which creates problems with soil erosion . The main grapes of the region are Chardonnay (known locally as Melon d'Arbois, Melon a Queue Rouge and Gamay Blanc ), Savagnin (known locally as Naturé ), Poulsard , Pinot noir , and Trousseau . Chardonnay and Pinot noir clippings were brought to
132-632: The white Savagnin and the reds Poulsard and Trousseau that are used to create highly unusual and rare wines. Frédéric Lornet has been working with this palette and other grape types to make classic versions of French wine using Pinot noir and Chardonnay grapes . One of the rarest wines made at Abbaye de la Boutière is called vin jaune ( Yellow Wine ), which is made from the Savagnin grape (also known locally as Naturé ). Abbaye de la Boutière also makes two sparkling wines: Cremant du Jura and Crémant du Jura Rosé . It also makes pure Savagnin wine and
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#1732858508678144-466: The wine oxidizes and grows a film of yeast that is similar to, but not the same strain as, the Jerez region flor . The wine is then bottled in a signature clavelin wine bottle that holds 62 cL . Vin jaune is an intensely flavored wine that often requires decanting prior to drinking. Due to the cool climate, chaptalization is permitted in the Jura region and is sometimes a necessity to compensate for
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