Appellation
Aloxe-Corton
Identity card
VillageAOPRedWhite
Burgundy › Côte de Beaune · Recognised on 11 March 1938
- Grand cru
- Premier cru
- Village
- Regional
Key points
- About 120 ha (2008); 98% of the output is red.
- Red premier cru: at most 48 hl/ha and at least 11% natural alcohol.
- On the slopes, many plots are classified grand cru.
Grape varieties
White
Accessory varieties: Pinot Blanc (10% at most of the holding's vines)
Pinot Blanc · 30% at most of the blend
Red
Allowed as a small share of the red wine: Chardonnay, Pinot Blanc, Pinot Gris (15% at most of the vines in each plot)
Only interplanted among the vines
Production rules
9,000
vines/ha
Minimum planting density
Minimum ageing: At least until 15 June after the harvest
- Minimum planting density
- The fewest vines allowed per hectare. For the same yield, more vines means fewer grapes on each. For reference: 4,000 vines/ha to 9,000 vines/ha across 136 Oenopia appellations of the same colour.
- Minimum ageing
- A minimum ageing period the specification requires before the wine may be sold to consumers.
Terroir
- Lie of the land: Foot and slopes of the Montagne de Corton, 230 to 350 m
- Soils: Mostly on the lower slopes, on often clayey colluvium
- Soils: To the south, an alluvial fan of clay and chert
Wine style
- Red
- elegance
- some body
- balanced tannins
- red or black fruit
Boundaries: INAO, AOC vineyard plot delimitation (September 2026 edition) · Open Licence
Within this appellation
Specification
24 October 2011
Cahier des charges homologué par le décret n° 2011-1369 du 24 octobre 2011, JORF du 27 octobre 2011. Appellation initialement reconnue par le décret du 11 mars 1938.
Labelling terms
- "Premier cru" and/or the name of one of 14 listed climats
Nearby appellations
Sources
- Official sourceCahiers des charges d'AOC publiés au BO-AGRI (décrets du 24 octobre 2011, premier lot) — dont « Aloxe-Corton »— Ministère de l'agriculture et de la souveraineté alimentaire — Bulletin officiel (BO-AGRI)
- Reference bookThe Oxford Companion to Wine— Oxford University Press
- Trade bodyVins de Bourgogne — site officiel du Bureau Interprofessionnel des Vins de Bourgogne— Bureau Interprofessionnel des Vins de Bourgogne (BIVB)
- Trade bodyFiches d'appellation des vins de Bourgogne (surfaces et récoltes)— Bureau Interprofessionnel des Vins de Bourgogne (BIVB)
A village at the foot of the Corton hill, giving its name to the "Aloxe-Corton" village appellation, whose slopes carry three grands crus: Corton (red or white) and Corton-Charlemagne (white), shared with Ladoix-Serrigny and Pernand-Vergelesses, and Charlemagne (white), shared with Pernand-Vergelesses only, an appellation distinct from Corton-Charlemagne. Corton is the Côte de Beaune's only red grand cru.
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