AOC/AOP Regulations
Département
- Côte d’Or
Communes of Production
- Aloxe-Corton, Ladoix-Serrigny, Pernand-Vergelesses
Size
- 95.61 ha
- Rouge: 91.53 ha
- Blanc: 4.08 ha
Climats (Geographic Designations) of Corton
- Aloxe-Corton: Les Pougets, Le Clos du Roi, Les Languettes, Les Bressandes, Le Corton, Les Paulands, Les Renardes, Les Maréchaudes, Les Grèves, Les Fiètres, Le Meix Lallemand, Clos des Meix (monopole of Domaine Comte Senard), Les Combes, La Vigne au Saint, Les Chaumes, Les Perrières
- Ladoix: Le Rognet et Corton, Les Carrières, Basses Mourottes, Hautes Mourottes, Les Vergennes, Les Grandes Lolières, La Toppe au Vert, Les Moutottes
- Note: Domaine Faiveley legally won the right to bottle „Clos des Cortons Faiveley“ in 1930, from a 2-hectare climat within Le Rognet et Corton, but it is not technically a geographic designation.
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
- Aligoté may be used as part of the mixed blend of supplementary grapes for Corton Rouge, but may not be replanted
Assemblage
- For blanc wines, Pinot Blanc may not exceed 30% of the blend.
Minimum Potential Alcohol
- Blanc: 12%
- Rouge: 11.5%
Minimum Must Weights
- Blanc: 195 g/l (187 g/l prior to 2011)
- Rouge: 198 g/l (189 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: 48 hl/ha (40 hl/ha prior to 2011)
- Rouge: 42 hl/ha (35 hl/ha prior to 2011)
Primary Soil Type
- Limestone and red clay
AOC Established
- 1937 (last updated 2011)
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