AOC/AOP Regulations
Département
- Jura
Communes of Production
- L’Étoile, Plainoiseau, Quintigny, Saint-Didier
Styles and Encépagement
- Blanc:
- Principal Varieties: Min. 80% Combined Chardonnay and/or Savagnin
- Accessory Variety: Poulsard
- Vin de Paille: Chardonnay, Savagnin, Poulsard
- Vin Jaune: 100% Savagnin
Assemblage
- For blanc wines, Savagnin and/or Chardonnay must account for the majority of the blend.
Minimum Potential Alcohol
- Blanc/Vin Jaune: 10.5%
- Vin de Paille: 19% (14% acquired)
Minimum Must Weights
- 161 g/l
Maximum Residual Sugar
- 3 g/l (except Vin de Paille)
Élevage
- Vin Jaune: Wines must be aged until December 15 of the sixth year following the harvest, including at least 60 months under the „voile,“ without topping up, and may be released on January 1 of the seventh year following the harvest.
- Vin de Paille: Wines must be aged until November 15 of the third year following the harvest, including a min. 18 months in oak, and may be released on December 1 of the third year following the harvest.
Bottle Shape
- Vin Jaune wines must be bottled in a 62 cl „Clavelin“.
Additional Requirements for Vin de Paille
- Grapes must be harvested by hand in successive tries
- Chaptalization is forbidden
- Grapes destined for Vin de Paille must be dried for a min. 6 weeks, achieving a must weight of 320-420 g/l
Minimum Planting Density
- 5,000 vines per hectare
Maximum Yield (Rendement de Base)
- Blanc: 60 hl/ha
- Vin de Paille: 20 hl/ha
AOC Established
- 1937 (last updated 2011)
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