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Vin jaune
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Vin jaune (literally "yellow wine") is an unusual wine made in the Jura region of France.
The wine is made from late harvest Savagnin grapes, an unusual local white variety. They are fermented slowly and then kept in small old oak casks. The casks are not topped up, unlike most wines, so an air gap appears above the wine due to evaporation. A film (flor) of yeast grows over the wine, protecting it partially from oxidation. The wine acquires the typical yellow colour and flavours as it ages for six years and three months. At this point only about 62% of the original wine remains and so, unusually the wine is bottled in 62cl wine bottles called clavelins.
The wine ages extremely well, and it is not recommended it is drunk until ten years after bottling, about sixteen years after the vintage. It will keep for 50 or 100 years.
Appellations include Château-Chalon AOC, Arbois Vin Jaune AOC, Cotes du Jura vin Jaune AOC and Vin Jaune de L'Etoile.
A festival called La Percée du Vin Jaune (Opening of the Yellow Wine) is staged in the first week of February each year to celebrate release of the new vintage. Recent events, including tasting sessions, have attracted over 30,000 visitors. This event takes place in a different village in the region every year, and in 2007 it will be held in Salins-les-Bains.
- La Percée du Vin Jaune mainly in French
| Wine styles: | Red/White • Rosé/Blush • Sparkling • Dessert • Fortified • Fruit • Ice Wine | |
| Notable varietals: |
White Albariño • Chardonnay • Chenin blanc • Gewürztraminer • Muscat • Pinot blanc • Pinot gris • Riesling • Sauvignon blanc • Sémillon • Viognier |
Red Cabernet Franc • Cabernet Sauvignon • Carmenère • Durif • Gamay • Grenache • Malbec • Merlot • Petit Verdot • Pinotage • Pinot noir • Sangiovese • Syrah/Shiraz • Tempranillo • Zinfandel |
| Notable regions: |
Amarone • Asti • Barolo • Barossa • Beaujolais • Bordeaux • Burgundy • Chablis • Champagne • Chianti • Commandaria • Dão • Egri Bikavér • Madeira • Marsala • Port • Retsina • Rhône • Rioja • Sancerre • Sauternes • Sherry • Tokaji • Valpolicella • Vermouth • Vinho Verde • Vouvray • Wachau | |
| See also: | Glossary of wine terms • List of grape varieties • List of wine-producing regions • List of wine producing countries | |