Jura côte d'or

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• Vine threats are hail, frost and
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• 5 major grapes:
Sellières Poligny Chardonnay: 43%,
Savagnin: 22%,
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Poulsard: 14%,
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Pinot Noir:13%,
Trousseau: 8%
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Lac de Chala in • Vin Jaune • Sous Voille
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• Vin de Paille • Clavelin

• Macvin • Remembrement
• Ouillé • Ullage

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KEY PEOPLE TO KNOW
Rotalier N5
Beaufort • Louis Pasteur
• Charles Rouget
• Alexis Arpin
Cousance • Pierre-Marie-Alexis Millardet
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APPELLATIONS
• By place: Arbois AOC,
Lac de Vouglans
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TOWARD
• By style: Macvin du Jura AOC,
Saint-Amour Switzerland Crémant du Jura AOC

GEOGRAPHY, TOPOGRAPHY AND SOILS BUSINESS/MARKET

• Eastern side of the Saône Graben • 53% of Jura’s total production is carried out by three wineries
• Folds of sedimentary bedrock are now plateaus and buttes (one co-operative and two négociants) (2019)
• The base rock in the Côte d’Or is composed of about • Top eleven producers are responsible for 60% of production (2019)
Lac de Coiselet
80% limestone and 20% clay; in Jura, it is the reverse • 16% of production is exported
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• Even small producers craft 10-15 different wines each vintage

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