A WINE REGION IN FRANCE
Arbois
Distinctive, mineral-driven wines including the famous oxidative vin jaune; light reds and crisp whites.
About Arbois
Arbois is a wine region in France, in the Jura area (classified AOC). It makes red / white / rosé / sparkling wine. Our database holds 888 wines from here.
The grapes of Arbois
The main grapes are Chardonnay, Savagnin, Trousseau and Poulsard. The appellation table lists them as: Trousseau, Poulsard, Savagnin (white), Chardonnay.
Style in the glass
Distinctive, mineral-driven wines including the famous oxidative vin jaune; light reds and crisp whites. It is a cool, dry place to grow grapes.
Climate and soil
Cool continental with continental influence. Limestone and marl soils with blue Jurassic limestone layers; hilly terrain at 250–400 m elevation.
The rules
- Blending: Blends permitted; Trousseau and Poulsard may be co-fermented; Savagnin often produced as vin jaune.
- Ageing: Vin Jaune minimum 6 years in barrel before release.
What to eat with Arbois
Grilled fish, morel mushrooms, Comté cheese, poulet aux morilles.
More wine regions in France
Champagne, Meursault, Chablis, Chassagne-Montrachet, Pauillac, Gevrey-Chambertin, Châteauneuf-du-Pape and Vosne-Romanée.
Good to know
Vin Jaune is not oxidized wine in the defect sense; it is intentionally aged under flor and is a precise, age-worthy style.
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