AOC/AOP Regulations
Département
- Côte d’Or
Communes of Production
- Ladoix-Serrigny
Styles and Encépagement
- Blanc: Chardonnay, Pinot Blanc, plus a max. 10% Pinot Gris
- Rouge: Pinot Noir, plus a max. 15% mixed plantings of Pinot Gris, Pinot Blanc, and Chardonnay
- Blanc/Rouge „Premier Cru“
- Ladoix „Côte de Beaune“ Rouge
Assemblage
- For blanc wines, Pinot Gris 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 must be aged until at least June 15 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 (45 hl/ha prior to 2011)
Primary Soil Type
- Upper slopes: marl with high limestone content
- Mid-slopes: reddish-brown calcareous soils
- Lower slopes: clay
AOC Established
- 1937 (last updated 2011)
Links
Grand Cru Vineyards of Ladoix (2)
| 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) | Corton may produce both red and white wines. In Ladoix, the Corton slope faces east to northeast. |
| 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. | |||
| * https://www.bourgogne-wines.com, August 2019 | |||
Premier Cru Vineyards of Ladoix (11)
| Vineyard | Size** | Major Producers | Notes |
| Basses Mourottes | 1.05 ha | White and red wines are produced. The upper slope of Basses Mourottes is entitled to Corton AOP. | |
| Origin of Name: „Basses Mourottes“ are low stone walls. | |||
| Bois Roussot | 2.45 ha | Edmond Cornu | Red wines only. |
| Origin of Name: „The forest of Roussot“ | |||
| En Naget | 0.54 ha | White wines only. | |
| Origin of Name: Naget was a historic owner of the site. | |||
| Hautes Mourottes | 0.83 ha | White and red wines are produced. The upper slope of Hautes Mourottes is entitled to Corton AOP. | |
| Origin of Name: „Hautes Mourottes“ are high stone walls. | |||
| La Corvée | 7.14 ha | Edmond Cornu | White and red wines are produced. La Corvée is northeast of the Corton hill, and is one of the only vineyards in Ladoix to face south. |
| Origin of Name: A „Corvée“ is a historic term referring to the size of a field worked in a single day | |||
| La Micaude | 1.64 ha | Capitain-Gagnerot, monopole | White and red wines are produced. |
| Origin of Name: „Micaude“ was a historic owner of the site. | |||
| Le Clou d’Orge | 1.58 ha | White and red wines are produced. | |
| Origin of Name: This site was once a barley field; „Orge“ = „barley“ | |||
| Le Rognet et Corton | 0.80ha | White wines only. However, the vineyard extends into Corton AOC, and there it may produce red wines. | |
| Origin of Name: Rogner means „to cut“, perhaps signifying that a small path separates this vineyard from Corton. | |||
| Les Buis | 0.99 ha | Red wines only. | |
| Origin of Name: A „Buis“ is a small bush. | |||
| Les Grêchons et Foutrières | 4.15 ha | Chevalier Père et Fils | White wines only. |
| Origin of Name: „Grêchons“ was a historic owner of the „Foutrières“ parcel. | |||
| Les Joyeuses | 0.76 ha | Red wines only. | |
| Origin of Name: „Joyeux“ = „cheerful“ | |||
| **Coates, Clive. The Wines of Burgundy. Rev. ed. Berkeley: The University of California Press, 2008. | |||