AOC/AOP Regulations

Département

  • Côte d’Or

Communes of Production

  • Aloxe-Corton, Ladoix-Serrigny, Pernand-Vergelesses

Styles and Encépagement

  • Blanc: Chardonnay, plus a max. 10% Pinot Blanc
  • Rouge: Pinot Noir, plus a max. 15% mixed plantings of Pinot Gris, Pinot Blanc, and Chardonnay
  • Blanc/Rouge „Premier Cru“

Assemblage

  • For blanc wines, Pinot Blanc may not exceed 30% of the blend.

Minimum Potential Alcohol

  • Blanc: 11%
  • Rouge: 10.5%
  • Blanc „Premier Cru“: 11.5%
  • Rouge „Premier Cru“: 11%

Minimum Must Weights

  • Blanc: 178 g/l (170 g/l prior to 2011)
  • Rouge: 180 g/l (171 g/l prior to 2011)
  • Blanc „Premier Cru“: 187 g/l (178 g/l prior to 2011)
  • Rouge „Premier Cru“: 189 g/l (180 g/l prior to 2011)

Maximum Residual Sugar

  • Blanc: 3 g/l
  • Rouge: 2 g/l

Élevage

  • Wines may not be released until June 30 of the year following the harvest

Minimum Planting Density

  • 9,000 vines per hectare

Maximum Yield (Rendement de Base)

  • Blanc: 57 hl/ha (45 hl/ha prior to 2011)
  • Rouge: 50 hl/ha (40 hl/ha prior to 2011)
  • Blanc „Premier Cru“: 55 hl/ha (45 hl/ha prior to 2011)
  • Rouge „Premier Cru“: 48 hl/ha (40 hl/ha prior to 2011)

Principal Soil Type

  • reddish-brown clay-limestone with flint and chaillots (limestone debris)

AOC Established

  • 1938 (last updated 2011)

Links

Grand Cru Vineyards of Aloxe-Corton (3)

Vineyard Size* Major Producers Notes 
Corton 95.61 ha Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, Pousse d’Or, Dubreuil-Fontaine, Edmond Cornu, de Montille, Tollot-Beaut, Chandon de Briailles (blanc and rouge) Both red and white wines are produced under this AOP.
  Origin of Name: Some suggest that „Corton“ may be a contraction of Curtis d’Othon, a Germanic Emperor of the late Roman era who ruled the area. Others suggest „Corton“ derives from the Latin cortis, indicating a parcel of property.
 
Corton-Charlemagne 56.61 ha Louis Latour, Bonneau du Martray, Rapet, Dufouleur, Coche-Dury, Chandon de Briailles, Faiveley Only white wines may be produced under this AOP. In Ladoix, only the highest part of the Corton slope qualifies as Corton-Charlemagne.
  Origin of Name: „Charlemagne“ refers to Charles the Great, King of the Franks and the first Holy Roman Emperor in the late 6th century. According to legend, he ordered the planting of white grapes in this vineyard as his wife preferred that he did not stain his white beard red with wine. However, Chardonnay only appeared in the vineyard in the 19th century.
 
Charlemagne 62.94 ha   The Le Charlemagne, Les Pougets, Les Languettes, and Le Corton parcels in Aloxe are included in this appellation (along with En Charlemagne in Pernand).
 
* https://www.bourgogne-wines.com, August 2019

Premier Cru Vineyards of Aloxe-Corton (14)

Vineyard Size** Major Producers Notes 
Clos des Maréchaudes 
 
(Aloxe-Corton)
1.41 ha (2 ha total) Domaine du Pavillon (Albert Bichot), monopole This walled monopole vineyard extends into Corton AOC, with two-thirds of the vineyard sold as 1er Cru and one-third sold as Grand Cru. The border between the Aloxe and Ladoix communes cuts through the vineyard.
  Origin of Name:“Maréchaudes“ indicates a swamp.
 
Clos du Chapitre 
 
(Aloxe-Corton)
1.90 ha   Clos du Chapitre is part of the larger parcel known as „Les Meix“, which extends into Corton AOC and includes „Clos des Meix“.
  Origin of Name: A „Chapitre“ is a religious order, or chapter.
 
La Coutière
 
(Ladoix-Serrigny)
2.52 ha Nudant  
  Origin of Name: „Coutière“ is derived from côte.
 
La Maréchaude 
 
(Ladoix-Serrigny)
2.30 ha Jean-Pierre Maldant While La Maréchaude is the eastern portion of Les Maréchaudes (the border between Aloxe-Corton and Ladoix-Serrigny cuts through the vineyard), the two names can be used interchangeably.
   Origin of Name: see above
 
La Toppe au Vert
 
(Ladoix-Serrigny)
1.72 ha    
  Origin of Name: A „Toppe“ is a pasture for cattle; „Vert“ = „green“
 
Les Chaillots
 
(Aloxe-Corton)
4.63 ha    
  Origin of Name: „Chaillots“ derives from caillou, or „pebble“.
 
Les Fournières
 
(Aloxe-Corton)
5.57 ha Tollot-Beaut  
  Origin of Name: „Fournières“ is derived from fourneaux, or „stove“.
 
Les Guérets
 
(Aloxe-Corton)
2.56 ha    
  Origin of Name: „Guérets“ indicates a freshly plowed field.
 
Les Maréchaudes
 
(Aloxe-Corton)
2.30 ha   See under „la Maréchaude“
  Origin of Name: see above
 
Les Moutottes
 
(Ladoix-Serrigny)
0.94 ha    
   Origin of Name: The vineyard name may be a reference to „Mourottes“, indicating a low stone wall.
 
Les Paulands
 
(Aloxe-Corton)
1.59 ha   Les Paulands extends into Corton AOC.
  Origin of Name: „Paulands“ is derived from the Old French pol, or „pond“. The site’s soils tend to be humid and heavy with water.
 
Les Petites Lolières
 
(Ladoix-Serrigny)
1.64 ha    
  Origin of Name: „Lolières“ is likely derived from the Latin lupus, or „wolf“. Wolves often crossed this climat on their trek to a nearby water source.
 
Les Valozières
 
(Aloxe-Corton)
6.59 ha Comte Senard, Jean-Pierre Maldant  
  Origin of Name: „Valozières“ indicates a small, humid valley.
 
Les Vercots
 
(Aloxe-Corton)
4.19 ha    
 
**Coates, Clive. The Wines of Burgundy. Rev. edBerkeley: The University of California Press, 2008.