Domaine de SavagnyCôtes du Jura Vin Jaune
White wine
This wine generally goes well with poultry, mature and hard cheese or mushrooms.
Food and wine pairings with Côtes du Jura Vin Jaune
Pairings that work perfectly with Côtes du Jura Vin Jaune
Original food and wine pairings with Côtes du Jura Vin Jaune
The Côtes du Jura Vin Jaune of Domaine de Savagny matches generally quite well with dishes of poultry, spicy food or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of coconut chicken curry in thermomix, stuffed squid in the sétoise sauce or pork in a salty-sweet way.
Details and technical informations about Domaine de Savagny's Côtes du Jura Vin Jaune.
Discover the grape variety: Savagnin
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.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Côtes du Jura Vin Jaune from Domaine de Savagny are 2016, 2010, 2011, 0 and 2017.
Informations about the Domaine de Savagny
The Domaine de Savagny is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 13 wines for sale in the of Côtes du Jura to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Côtes du Jura
Côtes du Jura is a regional appellation in the Jura wine region of eastern France. Introduced in 1937, it is arguably the largest appellation in the region in terms of geographical extent. In terms of quantity, it is the second largest after Arbois">Arbois. While the vast majority of Jura wines are produced in the Northern half of the region between Etoile and Arbois, the Côtes du Jura catchment area extends some distance to the South.
The wine region of Jura
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 word of the wine: Pigeage
Operation consisting of a vertical treading to push the cap of marc into the wine, which promotes extraction. Pigeage can be carried out mechanically with jacks that plunge into the vat. Traditionally, it is the men who go down into the vats and push the cap by trampling it.
