The Château d'Arlay is one of the world's great estates. It offers 16 wines for sale in of Jura to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Château d'Arlay wines in Jura among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Château d'Arlay wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Château d'Arlay wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Château d'Arlay wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of poultry, mushrooms or mild and soft cheese such as recipes of home-made coq au vin, chicken parmentier or the tartiflette of the savoy grandfather.
On the nose the white wine of Château d'Arlay. often reveals types of flavors of grapefruit, oaky or citrus and sometimes also flavors of smoke, apples or butter. In the mouth the white wine of Château d'Arlay. is a with a nice freshness.
The Jura is a small wine region in eastern France that is responsible for some very special and traditional wine styles. It is close to the Swiss Jura, but quite distinct from it. Wedged between Burgundy to the west and Switzerland to the east, the region is characterized by a landscape of Wooded hills and the winding topography of the Jura Mountains. The Jura vineyards cover just over 1,850 hectares, forming a narrow strip of land almost 80 km Long from North to South.
The total area is steadily increasing, but is still less than one-tenth of the area planted with vines two centuries ago, before Phylloxera decimated the region's vineyards. Jura wines are sold under five main appellations, the most important of which are Arbois">Arbois and Côtes du Jura. Five main Grape varieties are used in the region's wines - three traditional and two more modern imports. The first of the local varieties is Poulsard (or Ploussard as it is called in the communes of Arbois and Pupillin), a red grape that accounts for about a fifth of the region's plantings.
How Château d'Arlay wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of game (deer, venison), appetizers and snacks or mushrooms such as recipes of autumn duck aiguillette, roasted pumpkin seeds or bocconcini (veal rolls with ham and comté).
On the nose the red wine of Château d'Arlay. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, oaky or earthy and sometimes also flavors of minerality, red fruit or strawberries.
Poulsard is a red grape variety that originated in the Franche-Comté region. In 1732, it was qualified as a good grape variety with several others by the parliament of Besançon at the time. It currently covers nearly 300 ha. This variety has 3 approved clones: 296, 584 and 464. Poulsard has slightly hairy branches with long tendrils. Its leaves are yellow in color. Although its bunches are small, its berries are often medium-sized or larger. Poulsard is quite sensitive to scorching, spring frosts and coulure. It is also afraid of oidium, mildew and grey rot. This grape variety appreciates clayey, fat and marly soils. Its fertility is average, so it is preferable to prune it long. It buds quite early. Poulsard produces a wine with a light structure, fine and aromatic. It can be kept for years. This wine goes well with poultry, red meat, cheese and starters.
How Château d'Arlay wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of duck breast with orange sauce, alsatian sauerkraut or forest rabbit.
A taste considered a defect, characterized by an unpleasant astringency and bitterness, brought by the stalk during the vinification process. In order to avoid it, destemming before vinification is a common practice.
How Château d'Arlay wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of poultry, mushrooms or mild and soft cheese such as recipes of chicken breast with cream and mushrooms, eggs in meurette or salted cheesecake (tatifon).
On the nose the sweet wine of Château d'Arlay. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, cherry or strawberries and sometimes also flavors of raisin, cheese or earth.
Savagnin is a white grape variety originating from the Austrian Tyrol. It arrived in Franche Comté and quickly became the flagship variety of the Jura. Cousin of the gewurztraminer, it gives small white bunches. Its berries have a thick skin which resists well to grey rot and to diseases in general. Savagnin thrives on marl soils and is a very aromatic grape variety. It is used in the elaboration of yellow wine, the AOC Château-Châlon is the most representative. This grape variety also produces vin de paille which is a sweet wine for which the ripe grapes are dried on a bed of straw for at least 6 weeks before being pressed. The best known AOC straw wines are: Arbois, Côtes-du-Jura and Etoile. Savagnin is also used to make Macvin du Jura, a liqueur wine, and to make Crémants du Jura.White wines made from Savagnin have great aging potential. They have a powerful and complex aroma with notes of walnut, almonds, hazelnuts, flowers, honey and green apple.
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The white Chardonnay is a grape variety that originated in France (Burgundy). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches, and small grapes. White Chardonnay can be found in many vineyards: South West, Burgundy, Jura, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Beaujolais, Savoie & Bugey, Loire Valley, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Armagnac, Lorraine, Alsace, Provence & Corsica.
