Aloxe-Corton (wine region)

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The Burgundy wine region. Aloxe-Corton is located in the right-hand image section just above the city of Beaune .

The Aloxe-Corton appellation (/ alɔs.kɔʁtɔ̃ /; Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée since March 11, 1938) has 14 Premier Cru and two Grand Cru locations in the area of ​​the municipalities of Aloxe-Corton , Pernand-Vergelesses and Ladoix-Serrigny in the Burgundy wine region . Only six kilometers from Beaune , the cultivation area is part of the Côte de Beaune , which in turn is part of the Côte d'Or . Almost exclusively red wines from the Pinot noir grape variety and a little white wine from Chardonnay are grown .

Climate and geology

The vineyards of the Aloxe-Corton wine-growing region are located on a slope at a height of 215 to 350 m above sea level . The forest on the Corton Hill protects the location from cold winds. The vineyards are also mostly spared late frosts. The climate is assigned to the Burgundian transitional climate, in which continental influences predominate over maritime ones. The mostly dry and hot summers allow the Pinot Noir to ripen, but great vintages are only created when there is no rain in autumn to impair the harvest. The Chardonnay still thrives excellently on the higher plots.

Wine

In France, the method known as méthode Guyot , is prescribed as a vine training.

The red wines from Aloxe-Corton are usually made exclusively from Pinot noir . As more varieties are Pinot Liébault and Pinot Beurot approved, are rarely used. In theory, up to 15% white grapes ( Chardonnay , Pinot gris and Pinot blanc ) can be used; however, this has not been practiced for a long time. The natural alcohol content must be at least 10.5  percent by volume. In the case of a Premier Cru location, the minimum alcohol content is 11% vol. Chaptalization is allowed - as everywhere in Burgundy. In the case of artificial enrichment with dry sugar (chaptalization), a maximum alcohol content is specified, which is 14% by volume for red wine. The minimum must weight is 171 g / l. The basic yield is 40 hectoliters per hectare, this may be exceeded by a maximum of 20%.

The white wines are made from the Chardonnay grape variety. The natural alcohol content of the white wines must be at least 11% by volume, chaptalization is also allowed here. The minimum must weight is 170 g / l. The annual base yield is 45 hectoliters per hectare. This may be exceeded by a maximum of 20%.

Production quantity

In 2008, a total of 117.78 hectares were declared under the name Aloxe-Corton or Aloxe-Corton Premier Cru. Of the total of 4,382 hectoliters of wine, 4301 hl were dedicated to red wine and only 81 hl to white wine. This corresponds to a total of almost 534,400 bottles, of which 10,800 bottles are white wine.

Appellation Aloxe-Corton Premier Cru

The Premier Cru vineyards (37.59 hectares in total) are: Les Vazolières (6.59 hectares), Les Paulands (1.59 hectares), Les Maréchaudes (2.30 hectares), Les Chaillots (4.63 hectares) , 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 Aloxe-Corton Grand Cru

Grand cru locations are:

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Aloxe-Corton ( Memento of the original from September 20, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.vins-bourgogne.fr
  2. ↑ BIVB: Les Appellations d'Origine Contrôlée de Bourgogne (PDF; 912 kB), last page accessed on November 21, 2010

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