🍷 Vin jaune
Also known as: yellow wine
A dry white wine of the Jura made from Savagnin and aged for years in cask under a veil of yeast.
Vin jaune, «yellow wine», is a dry white wine from the Jura in eastern France, made by long ageing under a film of yeast. It is not a separate appellation but a mention that Jura appellations such as Côtes du Jura may add to their name when the wine meets special rules.
Under the Côtes du Jura rules it is made from Savagnin. After it has been made into a dry white wine, it ages in oak casks without topping up until 15 December of the sixth year after the harvest, of which at least 60 months under a veil of yeasts that forms naturally on the surface. The veil allows a slow, controlled oxidation and gives the wine its typical «goût de jaune». The wine may be sold to consumers only from 1 January of the seventh year after the harvest.
The grapes must reach at least 161 g of sugar per litre of must and a natural alcohol of at least 10.5%. Vin jaune is bottled in the clavelin, a bottle of about 62 centilitres that is reserved for it.
Some sherries also age under a film of yeast, but vin jaune is a still wine with no added spirit.
How it connects to Wine
🍷 Vin jaune → → → 🍇 Traminer → kind of → 🍇 Grape varieties → kind of → 🍷 Wine
Links
- Previous step
- 🍷 Clavelin
- Part of
- 🍷 Flor wines
- Where it is made
- 🗺️ French wine
- Related to
- 🍇 Traminer
- Made from grapes
- 🍇 Savagnin
- Similar and different
- 🍷 Macvin du Jura, 🍷 Vin de paille, 🍷 Flor wines, 📜 Jura (Swiss canton), 🍷 Château-Chalon, 🥃 Marc du Jura
Frequently asked questions
Is it true that vin jaune is a separate appellation?
No. It is a mention that Jura appellations such as Côtes du Jura may add to their name when the wine meets special rules.
What must the grapes reach for vin jaune?
At least 161 g of sugar per litre of must and a natural alcohol of at least 10.5%.
What gives vin jaune its «goût de jaune»?
A slow, controlled oxidation under a veil of yeasts that forms naturally on the surface.
How does vin jaune compare with sherry?
Some sherries also age under a film of yeast, but vin jaune is a still wine with no added spirit.
What to read next
- 🗺️ French wine — The country's wine and winemaking: regions, grapes and appellations.
- 🍇 Traminer — An ancient white variety, listed in VIVC as Savagnin blanc; Gewürztraminer is its aromatic pink-berried form.
- 🥃 Marc du Jura — Grape marc spirit from Jura wines with a protected EU name: Savagnin mandatory, at least 24 months in wood, from 40% ABV.
- 🍷 Macvin du Jura — A drink from the Jura: grape juice blended with local grape brandy.
- 📜 Jura (Swiss canton) — The youngest wine canton, with small vineyards.
Similar
🍷 Macvin du Jura · 🍷 Château-Chalon · 🍷 Rancio · 🍷 Mistelle · 🍷 Grower Champagne · 🍷 Blended rosé
⚠️ Wine contains alcohol: adults only, drink in moderation. Wine usually contains sulphites; egg white or milk proteins are sometimes used for fining — important for allergies and for vegans.
What it includes
Sources
- BO du MASA 29.09.2022: Cahier des charges de l'AOC «Côtes du Jura» (arrêté du 20.09.2022)
- INAO: Cahier des charges AOC «Côtes du Jura»
- Wikidata