Appellation
Ladoix
Identity card
VillageAOPRedWhite
Burgundy › Côte de Beaune · Recognised on 31 July 1937
- Grand cru
- Premier cru
- Village
- Regional
Key points
- Grown in Ladoix-Serrigny and Magny-lès-Villers (text of 2 September 2026).
- 95 ha in 2008; three-quarters of the output is red.
- Red premier cru: at most 48 hl/ha and at least 11% natural alcohol.
Grape varieties
White
Accessory varieties: Pinot Gris (10% at most of the holding's vines)
Pinot Gris · 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: Corton hill, a small south-facing slope and the piedmont
- Soils: Jurassic limestone and marl under scree and clay
- Soils: Lean soils above, deeper and clayier below
Wine style
Boundaries: INAO, AOC vineyard plot delimitation (September 2026 edition) · Open Licence
Specification
2 September 2026
AOC « Ladoix ». Cahier des charges homologué par l'arrêté du 2 septembre 2026, publié au JORF du 5 septembre 2026 (publication au BO-AGRI du 10 septembre 2026). Appellation initialement reconnue par le décret du 31 juillet 1937. Ce texte remplace le décret n° 2011-1559 du 15 novembre 2011.
Labelling terms
- "Premier cru" and/or the name of one of 11 listed climats
- Red: "Côte de Beaune" may follow the name
Nearby appellations
Sources
- Official sourceCahier des charges de l'AOC « Ladoix » homologué par l'arrêté du 2 septembre 2026— 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)
The village appellation (red and white) of Ladoix-Serrigny, the northernmost commune of the Côte de Beaune, on the north-eastern flank of the Corton hill; its geographical area takes in Magny-lès-Villers too. The commune also carries part of the vineyard of the Corton and Corton-Charlemagne grands crus. Less known than its neighbours Aloxe-Corton and Pernand-Vergelesses, the appellation shares their limestone-and-marl bedrock.
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