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Located between Burgundy and Switzerland, this tiny wine region has been gathering major attention from wine dorks. From offbeat whites to nice, light reds, we give you the scoop on this obscure region with growing clout!

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Jura Overview

• Between Burgundy in west and Switzerland in east
• Distinct, weird wines but some very drinkable ones too
• 2% of French wine production overall. Only 13% exported but they have a cult following (that\'s why we\\u2019re doing a show on it. It gets mentioned, you should know what it is!)

Geography

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• Mountainous, thought of as mirror image to Burgundy, which sits across the Bresse Plain
• Vineyards at altitude: 660-1320 ft/200-400m in south and south-west facing foothills
• Semi-continental climate \\u2013 similar to Burgundy but colder: frost, hail, rain late in the season are issues
• Soils: Varied \\u2013 lots of heavy clay in lower areas, higher altitude vineyards have limestone. Top soils are Marl (limestone clay from old sea here)\\xa0

Grapes and wine styles:

WHITES: often oak aged

• Chardonnay \\u2013 called Melon d\\u2019Arbois, Gamay Blanc
  • Can be mixed with Savagnin to give a more distinctive character \\u2013 rich, full, spicy
• Savagnin \\u2013 Jura\\u2019s shining star variety. High acidity, makes still whites and\\xa0Vin Jaune \\u2013 long-aged, long-lived oxidative wine.\\xa0
  
  • Similar to Sherry, a Flor \\u201cveil\\u201d \\u2013 sous voile - develops and \\xa0protects the wine from spoilage. If flor doesn\\u2019t develop it\'s pulled out and blended with Chardonnay or sold as Savagnin
  • Flavors are full, rich, with nutty, fresh floral notes but not as acidic as Sherry. With age \\u2013 chamomile, tart apple, richer
  • Can be left open for a week or two after opening and needs decanting

REDS: light and spicy

• Trousseau
  • Fresh, gamy, light
• Poulsard/Ploussard: Pale colored reds, thin-skinned grape.
  • Spicy, earthy, fresh
• Pinot Noir
  
  • Clippings brought from Burgundy with Chardonnay
  • Grown in the south, ripens dependably

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Vin de Paille \\u2013 straw wine from all grapes except Pinot Noir

• no botrytis, harvest late, dry for two months in boxes or on straw mats
• Raisined quality, nutty, full rich, sweet, served chilled
• Rare and declining

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Appellations

• Arbois:\\xa0Red, ros\\xe9, sparkling, white, vin jaune, vin de paille
• Ch\\xe2teau-Chalon wines are\\xa0vin jaune\\xa0of Savagnin but not always labeled as such

• Cr\\xe9mant du Jura:\\xa0White and ros\\xe9 wines from all grapes\\xa0
• C\\xf4tes du Jura:\\xa0White and cr\\xe9mant most popular, but red and ros\\xe9 wines from Poulsard, Trousseau, and Pinot noir grapes, and white wines from Chardonnay and Savagnin made

• L\'\\xc9toile:\\xa0Can be bottled too late, sometimes lack freshness, often don\\u2019t top off the barrels causing unwanted oxidation

• Macvin du Jura:\\xa0Vin de liqueur, been in production since the fourteenth century.

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Food pairings:

Fondue, Morbier, Emmenthaller, Comt\\xe9 cheeses, smoked hams and pork sausages, fish in cream sauces, lots of stuff cooked in wine

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Producers: \\xa0Domaine Baud, Jacques Puffeney, Domaine Pecheur, Domaine Overnoy-Crinquand, Domaine de Montbourgeau