With a total vineyard area of almost 1850 hectares, the region is selling wines under five main appellations.

Now, let’s see what this small wine region is offering to the wine lovers from across the world here. Keep reading…

We can find several of the region’s vineyards lying at the heights of about 250 to 400 meters above the sea level.

In general, the vineyards of Jura can be found between the plains and the mountains. The soils of the vineyards that are lying in the lower flat lands are mostly clayey in nature, whereas they would contain high amounts of limestone in the higher altitudes.

We can also find the deposits of marl having spread all across the region and few of the highly regarded vineyards are found in such zones.

The Jura towns that are considered to be important in winemaking are Lons-le-Saunier and Arbois.

This AOC wine region has the pride of being the country’s first controlled appellation. This was created during the year 1936.

The red, rosé and white wines made from the following grape varieties are permitted under this appellation:

· Poulsard
· Trousseau
· Pinot noir
· Chardonnay
· Savagnin

Château-Chalon

This is another AOC appellation for the wines that are produced around the ‘Château-Chalon Village’.

Under this appellation, only white wines can be produced using the grape ‘Savagnin’ in the ‘vin jaune’ style.

Crémant du Jura

This is an appellation for the sparkling white and rosé wines that are made from the following grape varieties:

· Poulsard
· Trousseau
· Pinot noir
· Chardonnay
· Pinot gris
· Savagnin

Côtes du Jura

This appellation allows the winemakers to produce red and rosé wines from the following grape varieties:

· Poulsard
· Trousseau
· Pinot noir
· Chardonnay
· Savagnin

L’Étoile

This is an appellation for wines made from three grape varieties which are produced on four communes.

Grape varieties:

· Chardonnay
· Savagnin
· Poulsard
· Communes:
· L’Étoile
· Plainoiseau
· Quintigny
· Saint-Didier

During this process, the wine will get oxidized. The wine thus produced will be bottled in a special type of wine bottles called clavelin.

In general, the vin jaune wines will have intense flavors and they often need to be decanted before drinking.

In Jura, the Chaptalization is allowed in winemaking because of the colder climatic conditions. This process is generally used for compensating the lower sugar levels of the under-ripe vintage wines.

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