Jacquère

"Martin Cot" redirects here. For another French wine grape that is known as Martin Cot, see Roussanne.

Jacquère
Grape (Vitis)
Color of berry skin	Blanc
Species	Vitis vinifera
Also called	see list of synonyms
Origin	France
Notable regions	Savoy
Notable wines	Vin de Savoie

Jacquère is a variety of white grape found primarily in the Savoy wine region of France.^[1] It is a high-yielding vine variety which is used to produce lightly scented, rather neutral dry white wine, such as Vin de Savoie. Jacquère is the grape used in Apremont^{[disambiguation needed ]} wines and is the usual wine paired with cheese fondue (a dish from the same region). It is also found in Bugey wines.

Furthermore, Jacquère has been grown in some Condrieu vineyards, but it is officially not allowed to be used in Condrieu Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée wine.^[1]

After increased plantings in the 1980s, it has remained at a level of about 1,000 hectares (2,500 acres) in France since the 1990s.^[1]

Gouais Blanc has been secured as one of its parents, but the other is unknown. Jacquère is thought to be of French origin.^[2]

Synonyms

Syonyms include Altesse de Saint-Chef, Blanc des Ecoutoux, Buisserate, Cherche, Coufe Chien, Cugnete, Cugnette, Cugniette, Jacquère Blanche, Jacquèrre, Jacquière, Martin Cot, Martin Cot Blanc, Molette de Montmelian, Patois Rossette, Plant de Myans, Plant des Abymes, Redin, Robinet, Rossettin, Roussette, Roussette de Montmelian.^[2]

Note the overlapping synonyms with Altesse, indicating some confusion in the Savoy vineyards, although Jacquère and the much more aromatic Altesse usually give very different wines.

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} Jancis Robinson, ed (2006). "Jacquère". Oxford Companion to Wine (Third Edition ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. pp. 372. ISBN 0-19-860990-6. 
2. ^ ^{a b} Vitis International Variety Catalogue: Jacquere, accessed on June 8, 2008