The palate of the jeanluc mouillard cotes du jura 2015 trousseau is soft and smooth at first, then a subtle texture and acidity lends itself toward a spicefilled sensation of a finish. White and rose wines from all grapes cotes du jura. Chateau darlay is a local landmark, founded in the th century and now one of the top producers in the jura. In 1936, the jura wine region of arbois was awarded the first french aoc. Jura also produces its own style of sparkling wines. The cotes du jura is an appellation created in 1937 for red,rose,white and sparkling wines from 105 communes between burgundy and the swiss border,an area known as franchecomte. I cant praise this book enough i rarely give a wine book 5 stars but here it is most definitely deserved. Though borrowed from their neighbor burgundy, chardonnay and pinot noir have been growing in jura since the middle ages. The best wines of the jura david williams food the guardian.
Macvin sweet fortified wine, from a mixture of grape juice and brandy all over the region. Top 5 jura regional guide one of the less visited areas of france, jura, a department within the franchecomte region, is a diverse landscape of plains, vineyardclad hills and the rugged jura mountains, which it shares with neighbouring switzerland. Although domaine rolet produces a full range of jura wines, one of its specialities is a very fine sparkling wine, cremant du jura. These tipples await you every year at the famous percee du vin jaune, a popular. A 5050 field blend of savagnin and chardonnay, the 2015 letoile en banode comes from a plot that names the wine, a vineyard planted in 1970. A dry brut made from mainly chardonnay, but with some red poulsard added. Jan 03, 2018 the jura experienced a very challenging 2017 season, with debilitating spring frosts in many areas and a hot, overly dry summer. When bottled, its alcohol level generally reaches between 1520%. An indepth account of the jura wine region, the grapes, the vintners and their wine, magnificently presented, hugely readable, and great photos to illustrate the text. Jura wine is french wine produced in the jura departement. Jura is the smallest wine region in france, located in an area in the northeastern part of the country. On 14 november 1991 it received its aoc designation. Mar 08, 2017 the result is a wine liqueur that has plenty of spice and raisin flavor notes, and is usually served as an aperitif. It is aged in stainless steel tanks and sees no oak.
Nov 02, 20 sherry makes a comeback, cotes du jura at its best and an unusual oak barrelled wine from argentina david williams sat 2 nov 20 09. Of these, chateauchalon is the smallest at 690 hectares, and focuses exclusively on making vin jaune, the prized sweet wine that was f. Oct 15, 2017 the jura wine region is the smallest in france, yet it has by far the greatest diversity of wine styles and incidentally producer characters too. It is the same as the bastardo grape of portugal and also grown to a lesser extent in spain but noone knows how it arrived in iberia there are over 1,200ha grown in portugal. A more comprehensive book on jura wine, you will not find. But, although it may be frances smallest wine region, it is also so completely different from any other wine region. Jura also produces red wines, trousseau, poulsard, pinot noir. The resulting wine is aldehydic, with nutty, flavour.
A bottle of wine contains more philosophy than all the books in the world l. Theyre likely the most approachable of all jura s wines, and generally a good value. In 2014 she selfpublished her first book jura wine which is the definitive guide in english to the wines of the region. Buy wine gift sets online at mitchell and son and have them delivered across ireland or worldwide. The jura experienced a very challenging 2017 season, with debilitating spring frosts in many areas and a hot, overly dry summer. The jura wine region was awarded the appellation cremant du jura in 1995. An hours drive east of beaune lies the 1,450hectare jura umbrella appellation, comprising the arbois, arboispapillon, cotes du jura, chateauchalon and letoile viticultural zones. The two varieties are picked and fermented together, as they want to focus on the soil and not the grape varieties. Jura wine, food and travel wink lorch explores this bijou.
This trousseau is a solid medium body, an amplifying acidity, and a good dose of tannins that just touch the teeth with a bit of texture on the finish. This is a sweet wine made from dehydrated grapes traditionally dried on straw mats, hence the name paille, or straw whose sugar levels become very concentrated. Jura wines are distinctive and unusual wines, the most famous being vin jaune, which is made by a similar process to sherry. If you are a wine buff, and keen to learn more about jura wines then this is the book for you. A fino sherry, wine from the jura and an argentinian red. Wines carrying the four jura appellations of arbois, cotes du jura, letoile and chateauchalon are still pretty rare in the uk in my experience, even though those of natural wine pioneer pierre overnoy and gavenat can be found on some of our more adventurous wine lists. With a viticulture history dating back well before the popes arrived in the 12th century and one of frances oldest appellations dorigine controlee, chateauneufdupape, the southern rhone is unquestionably one of frances best known and premier winegrowing regions. The tasting also included a pinot noir from chateau darlay 2010 with a with lots of berries in the character and a long aftertaste and a bit more tannic than. According to wink, part of the reason for the recent marked improvement in the quality of still jura chardonnay is that the lighter, lesser wines go into cremant, one of frances bestvalue fizzes.
If its summer, it might be a fruity, floral savagnin, or a jura red with surprising notes of blossoming rose. The finest of these, and juras most expensive wine, is vin jaune, a table. A beautiful rural region, the wines seem to breathe both authenticity and rarity, which place it on the must visit list for wine lovers. And as wink notes in her introduction, she didnt expect to write such a detailed book. Cremant du jura white or rose sparkling wine made in the traditional method all over the region. There are three major aocs, all of which are enclosed by the larger cotes du jura aoc. If any jura wine can be said to be famous, it would be vin jaune, or yellow wine, a powerfully nutlike, almost punishingly austere white. Apr 14, 2017 from the cotes du jura, we had a short and easy drinking red wine based on trousseau from domaine jeanluc mouillard, 2014, which was almost transparent in both appearance and taste. From the cotes du jura, we had a short and easy drinking red wine based on trousseau from domaine jeanluc mouillard, 2014, which was almost transparent in both appearance and taste. Wine educator wink lorch recently devoted a whole book to them, which. If snow lies over the land, try a deeply nutty 15yearold vin jaune, or yellow winedeep golden in color, but dry.
Domaine amido lirac les mures this wine is made from 50yearold grenache vines 50% in addition to mourvedre 30% and syrah 20%. Jura bourdy cotes du jura rouge 1995 2011 expert wine. Living partly in the french alps, only a couple of hours from the jura region, she has written about the regions wine, food and tourism for many international magazines and books. Cotes du jura wine can be red, white or rose and the appellation also includes. Jeanluc mouillard cotes du jura 2015 trousseau briscoe bites. Chardonnay can also be aged under flor to create a vin jaunelike wine. This pairing recalls the oceans that covered the jura region millions years ago. Cotes du jura is an appellation dorigine controlee producing red and rose wines from. It comes in brut or demisec, white or rose, from letoile, arbois or cotes du jura. At chateau darlay it is common to say that is it arlay being produced and not just ordinary cotes du jura. As a result, the title extends over a wide range of the wine color spectrum, to the extent that the jurassiens have added corail coral and rubis ruby to red, white and rose to effectively distinguish the wines by hue.
I believe it is good to taste jura from time to time and if you have to chose a wine to taste, try with cotes du jura savagnin jeanluc mouillard 2008. This is a lovely balanced wine, showing raspberry and cherry notes, along with a touch of tobacco and spice. Harvest arrived early in fabulous weather, but it delivered an average 50% crop level, with this figure varying from 10% 90% across the region. Getting to know the jura expertise explore the wine society.
Usually made from either chardonnay or pinot noir, these cremants are fruity, fresh, and crisp, and come in either white or rose. Dom benoit badoz, les roussots trousseau 20 cotes du jura. Cotes du jura savagnin jeanluc mouillard 2008 wine lady. Lorch was extolling jura wines long before they were.
Juras wines are sold under five core appellations, the most quantitatively important of which are arbois and cotes du jura. Oh if most other wine books were of similar quality. Cotes du jura aoc, best known for its white wines and its cremant. Frances jura wines impress georgia straight vancouvers.
Arbois, cotes du jura and the smaller etoile and chateauchalon. Sometimes known as nature or fromentin, savagnin is the most famous jura grape responsible for making its greatest wines. Macvin du jura is an appellation dorigine controlee producing late harvest vin du jura fortified with marc du jura. Reds that look like dark roses, but are made in a red wine method. En champaux largely calcerous thick gravel or gravies gras, plaignot similar soil to champaux but a cooler vineyard given its exposition and pireneigelyas a. This sparkling wine is produced from the chardonnay, poulsard, and pinot noir grapes and follows the same strict rules as champagne. The wine is not fortified chateau chalon wines must be bottled in a clavelin, a squat 62 cl bottle, in poor vintages like 1980 or 1984, the chateau chalon wines may be declassified to cotes du jura. Pairing oysters and vin jaune is the promise of strong, organic and original accords. Top 5 jura regional guide food wine travel with roberta muir. Jun 15, 20 juras big commercial success is light, fizzy cremant du jura made the same way as champagne but generally younger, cheaper and simpler. Cotes du jura savagnin 2008 is a deep golden coloured wine with very original bouquet.
The oddlynamed macvin is a wine fortified with local marc brandy made from grapeskins, etc. Cotes du jura learn more about cotes du jura read more cotes du jura is an aoc in the jura wine region producing red and rose wines from poulsard, trousseau and pinot noir grapes, and white wines from chardonnay known locally as melon darbois and savagnin which bears similarities with the aromatic gewurztraminer. I am one of the lucky few who obtained a copy of this book through the authors kickstarter campaign. From jura, geeky but versatile wines the new york times. Cotes du jura is an aoc in the jura wine region producing red and rose wines from poulsard, trousseau and pinot noir grapes, and white wines from chardonnay known locally as melon darbois and savagnin which bears similarities with the aromatic gewurztraminer. We have an excellent selection of gifts for wine lovers as well as corporate gifts to reward colleagues and clients. I bought this bottle of wine from a local supermarket where it was on offer at. Dec 03, 2015 juras wines are sold under five core appellations, the most quantitatively important of which are arbois and cotes du jura. Chateauchalon, at the heart of the jura five main grape varieties used in the regions wines three traditional and two moremodern imports. This is a lovely balanced wine, showing raspberry and cherry notes, along. Badoz cotes du jura chardonnay 2014 from jura, france the cotes du jura chardonnay is a bright, fresh and expressive wine with aromas and flavors of white flowers, citrus and minerals. More importantly, chardonnay is used as the base wine for the increasingly popular cremant du jura.
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