A WINE REGION IN FRANCE
Côtes du Jura
Light, mineral-driven reds and whites; Savagnin produces distinctive dry, oxidative whites with walnut character.
About Côtes du Jura
Côtes du Jura is a wine region in France, in the Jura area (classified AOC). It makes red / white / rosé wine. Our database holds 789 wines from here.
The grapes of Côtes du Jura
The main grapes are Chardonnay, Savagnin, Trousseau and Poulsard. The appellation table lists them as: Poulsard (red), Trousseau (red), Savagnin (white), Chardonnay (white).
Style in the glass
Light, mineral-driven reds and whites; Savagnin produces distinctive dry, oxidative whites with walnut character. It is a cool, dry place to grow grapes.
Climate and soil
Cool continental. Limestone marl and blue Jurassic limestone; rolling hills at 250–350 m elevation.
The rules
- Blending: Blends permitted; Poulsard and Trousseau often co-vinified.
What to eat with Côtes du Jura
Morel mushrooms, Comté cheese, light meats, white fish.
More wine regions in France
Champagne, Meursault, Chablis, Chassagne-Montrachet, Pauillac, Gevrey-Chambertin, Châteauneuf-du-Pape and Vosne-Romanée.
Good to know
Côtes du Jura red wines from Poulsard are very light and delicate, not structured; they are often misunderstood as 'thin' when properly expressing terroir.
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