Aloxe-Corton wine

The appellation of Aloxe -Corton, (Appellation d' Origine since March 11, 1938) has 14 Premier Cru and two grand cru vineyards in the communes of Aloxe -Corton, Pernand -Vergelesses and Ladoix -Serrigny area in the wine-growing region of Burgundy. Just 6 km from Beaune, the wine-growing region is part of the Côte de Beaune, which is itself a branch of the Côte d'Or. Are grown almost exclusively red wines from Pinot noir and a little white wine made from Chardonnay.

Climate and Geology

The vineyards of Aloxe-Corton vineyard located on a slope ranging from 215 to 350 meters above sea level. The forest lying on the Corton hill protects the position from cold winds. Also from late frosts the vines remain mostly spared. The climate is attributed to the Burgundian transitional climate, outweigh the continental influences over maritime. The mostly dry and hot summer, let the Pinot Noir to ripen though, great vintages emerge only when there is no rain in the fall affects the reading. The Chardonnay thrives excellently on the higher pitches.

Wine

The red wines of Aloxe -Corton are generally produced exclusively from Pinot noir. As another Pinot and Pinot Liébault Beurot are allowed, but are rarely used. Theoretically, up to 15 % white grapes ( Chardonnay, Pinot gris and Pinot blanc) are used; however, this is no longer practiced for quite some time. The natural alcohol content must be at least 10.5 percent by volume. In the case of Premier Cru terroir of the minimum alcohol content is 11% vol The Chaptalisation is - allowed - as everywhere in Burgundy. In the case of an artificial enrichment by dry sugar ( Chaptalisation ) a maximum alcohol content is determined, the at 14 vol - % for red wine is. The minimum must weight is 171 g / l The base yield is 40 hectoliters per hectare, this value may be exceeded by a maximum of 20%.

The white wines are made from Chardonnay grapes. The natural alcohol content must be at least 11 vol of white wines - be % Chaptalisation is also allowed here. The minimum must weight is 170 g / l The base yield is 45 hectoliters per hectare per year. This may be exceeded by a maximum of 20%.

Production volume

In 2008, a total of 117.78 ha under the name of Aloxe- Corton and Aloxe-Corton Premier Cru were declared. 4301 Of the total of 4382 hectoliters of wine were hl dedicated to red wine and only 81 hl white wine. This corresponds to a total of nearly 534 400 bottles, of which more 10,800 bottles on the white wine.

Appellation of Aloxe -Corton Premier Cru

The Premier Cru sites (a total of 37.59 hectares ) are: Les Vazolières (6.59 ha), Les Paulands (1.59 ha), Les Maréchaudes (2.30 ha), Les Chaillots ( 4.63 ha), Les Fournières ( 5.57 ha ), La Coutière (2.52 ha ), La Toppe au Vert (1.72 ha), Clos du Chapitre (1.90 ha), Clos des Maréchaudes (1.41 ha), Les Guérets (2.56 ha), Les Vercots ( 4.19 ha), Les Petites Lolières (1.64 ha), Les Grandes Lolières, Les Moutottes (0.94 ha).

Appellation of Aloxe -Corton Grand Cru

Grand Crus are:

• Corton and
• Corton -Charlemagne.