The Domaine Jacques Puffeney is one of the world's great estates. It offers 18 wines for sale in of Jura to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Domaine Jacques Puffeney wines in Jura among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Domaine Jacques Puffeney 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 Domaine Jacques Puffeney wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Domaine Jacques Puffeney wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of veal axoa (basque country), melt-in-the-mouth pork tenderloin casserole or wild boar stew (without marinade or wine).
On the nose the red wine of Domaine Jacques Puffeney. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, red fruit or strawberries and sometimes also flavors of violet, leather or red cherry.
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 Domaine Jacques Puffeney wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of poultry, mushrooms or mild and soft cheese such as recipes of stuffed artichoke, very simple queen pizza or potato and chicken gratin.
On the nose the white wine of Domaine Jacques Puffeney. often reveals types of flavors of minerality, lemon or non oak and sometimes also flavors of earth, oak or tree fruit. In the mouth the white wine of Domaine Jacques Puffeney. is a with a nice freshness.
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.
How Domaine Jacques Puffeney wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of spicy food, mature and hard cheese or poultry such as recipes of baked sea bream, mashed potatoes with chastillon cheese or potjevleesch.
On the nose the sweet wine of Domaine Jacques Puffeney. often reveals types of flavors of citrus, apples or toffee and sometimes also flavors of cheese, orange or nutty.
Acid obtained by malolactic fermentation.
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Trousseau noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Jura). 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 grapes of medium size. Trousseau noir can be found in many vineyards: Jura, South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Rhone valley, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, Provence & Corsica, Languedoc & Roussillon.
