Aloxe-Corton wine

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Vineyards on the outskirts of the village of Aloxe-Corton. These vineyards are classified as Premier Cru. Aloxe-corton-21.jpg — Vineyards on the outskirts of the village of Aloxe-Corton. These vineyards are classified as Premier Cru.

Aloxe-Corton wine (French pronunciation: [alɔskɔʁtɔ̃] ) is produced in the communes of Aloxe-Corton and Ladoix-Serrigny in Côte de Beaune of Burgundy. The appellation d'origine contrôlée (AOC) Aloxe-Corton may be used for red and white wine with respectively Pinot noir and Chardonnay as the main grape variety. The production consists of almost only red wine, around 98 per cent, and only around two per cent white wine. The southern and eastern side of the Corton hill is located in the commune of Aloxe-Corton, including vineyards of all three Grand Cru AOCs of the hill; Corton, Corton-Charlemagne and Charlemagne, and its northeastern part in the commune of Ladoix-Serrigny. The major part of the Corton hill is located within Aloxe-Corton. The AOC was created in 1938.

In 2008, there was 117.78 hectares (291.0 acres) of vineyard surface in production for Aloxe-Corton wine at village and Premier Cru level, and 4,382 hectoliter of wine was produced, of which 4,301 hectoliter red wine and 81 hectoliter white wine.^[1] Only some 1.40 hectares (3.5 acres) of this area was used for the white wines in 2007.^[2] The total amount produced corresponds to close to 600,000 bottles, of which around 10,000 bottles of white wine.

For white wines, the AOC regulations allow both Chardonnay and Pinot blanc to be used, but most wines are 100% Chardonnay. The AOC regulations also allow up to 15 per cent total of Chardonnay, Pinot blanc and Pinot gris as accessory grapes in the red wines,^[3] but this not very often practiced. The allowed base yield is 40 hectoliter per hectare of red wine and 45 hectoliter per hectare for white wine. The grapes must reach a maturity of at least 10.5 per cent potential alcohol for village-level red wine, 11.0 per cent for village-level white wine and Premier Cru red wine, and 11.5 per cent for Premier Cru white wine.

Aloxe-Corton is featured in the Fawlty Towers episode The Hotel Inspectors.^[4]

Premiers Crus

There are 13 climats in Aloxe-Corton classified as Premier Cru vineyards. These vineyards are located just below the Corton hill, on slightly flatter land. The vineyards located in the commune of Ladoix-Serrigny are located just outside the village of Ladoix-Serrigny and uphill (to the west). The wines of these vineyards are designated Aloxe-Corton Premier Cru + vineyard name, or may labelled just Aloxe-Corton Premier Cru, in which case it is possible to blend wine from several Premier Cru vineyards within the AOC.^[2]

In 2007, 38.08 hectares (94.1 acres) of the total Aloxe-Corton vineyard surface consisted of Premier Cru vineyards, all of them for red wine only. The annual production of Premier Cru wine, as a five-year average, is 1,669 hectoliters of red wine and 738 hectoliters of white wine.^[2]

The climats of the AOC located within the commune of Aloxe-Corton and classified as Premiers Crus are:

Les Valozières
Les Paulands
Les Maréchaudes

Les Chaillots
Les Fournières
Clos du Chapître

Les Guérets
Les Vercots

The climats of the AOC located within the commune of Ladoix-Serrigny and classified as Premiers Crus are:

Clos des Maréchaudes
La Maréchaude

Les Petites Lolières
Les Moutottes

La Coutière
La Toppe au Vert

Grands Crus

The three Grand Cru AOCs of the Corton hill are partially overlapping, and are situated in three communes; Pernand-Vergelesses, Aloxe-Corton (the largest part) and Ladoix-Serrigny. Corton AOC may be used for both red and white wine, and Corton-Charlemagne and Charlemagne are white appellations only.

Maximum and minimum alcoholic strength by volume

AOC	Red	Red	White	White
Alcoholic strength by volume	minimum	maximum	minimum	maximum
Village	10,5 %	13,5 %	11 %	14 %
Premier cru	11 %	14 %	11,5 %	14,5 %

Aloxe-Corton wines have a fairly dark color, color ruby or garnet; nose and mouth are usually marked by red and black fruits, robust and structured. Serve between 15 and 17 °C. Keeps between 5 and 15 years of age.

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Corton is an Appellation d'origine contrôlée (AOC) and Grand Cru vineyard for red and white wine in the Côte de Beaune subregion of Burgundy. It is located on a hill shared between the three villages of Aloxe-Corton, Pernand-Vergelesses and Ladoix in the Côte de Beaune, Burgundy. The appellation covers the lower parts of the Corton hill and includes several subordinate vineyard names, or climats, within the AOC. Because of the size of the AOC and the variability of these climats, it is the rule rather than the exception that the name of the climat is indicated together with that of the Corton AOC, leading to designations such as Corton Clos du Roi and Corton Les Bressandes. Corton is rare in this aspect, as the 'climat' is seldom used for other Grand Cru appellations in Côte d'Or. The AOC was created in 1937.

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Pernand-Vergelesses wine is produced in the commune of Pernand-Vergelesses in Côte de Beaune of Burgundy. The Appellation d'origine contrôlée (AOC) Pernand-Vergelesses may be used for red and white wine, with Pinot noir and Chardonnay as the main grape variety, respectively. The production consists of a little more than half red wine, and slightly less than half white wine. The western side of the Corton hill is located in the commune, including vineyards of all three Grand Cru AOCs of the hill: Corton, Corton-Charlemagne and Charlemagne.

Ladoix wine is produced in the commune of Ladoix-Serrigny in Côte de Beaune of Burgundy, France. The Appellation d'origine contrôlée (AOC) Ladoix may be used for red and white wine with respectively Pinot noir and Chardonnay as the main grape variety. The production consists of around three-quarter red wine, and around one-quarter white wine. The northeastern part of the Corton hill is located in the commune of Ladoix-Serrigny, including vineyards of two of the three Grand Cru AOCs of the hill, Corton and Corton-Charlemagne. Some of the Premier Cru vineyards of Ladoix-Serrigny are part of the Aloxe-Corton AOC of the neighbouring village rather than of Ladoix AOC, and vinified and sold as Aloxe-Corton Premier Cru.

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Morey-Saint-Denis wine is produced in the commune of Morey-Saint-Denis in the Côte de Nuits subregion of Burgundy. The Appellation d'origine contrôlée (AOC) Morey-Saint-Denis may be used for red and white wine with respectively Pinot noir and Chardonnay as the main grape variety. The production of red wine dominates greatly, with around 96 per cent, and only around four per cent white wine. There are five Grand Cru vineyards with the commune: Clos de Tart, Clos des Lambrays, Clos Saint-Denis, Clos de la Roche and Bonnes Mares, which is shared with Chambolle-Musigny.

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Hautes-Côtes de Beaune is a subregion of the Burgundy wine region located to the west of the Côte de Beaune subregion. While Côte de Beaune consists of vineyards located on or close to the main Côte d'Or escarpment, Hautes-Côtes de Beaune covers the area on top of the escarpment, and the adjacent area of various valleys and slopes. Only one appellation d'origine contrôlée (AOC), Bourgogne Hautes-Côtes de Beaune, covers the entire subregion; there are no specific AOCs named after villages in this subregion, and also no Premier Cru vineyards. This AOC may be used for red and rosé wines with Pinot noir as the main grape variety, as well as white wines with Chardonnay as the main grape variety, and was created in 1961.

References

↑ BIVB: "Les Appellations d’Origine Contrôlée de Bourgogne", accessed on November 15, 2009.
1 2 3 "BIVB: Aloxe-Corton" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-21. Retrieved 2009-11-15.
↑ "AOC regulations for Aloxe-Corton, last updated 1998" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-21. Retrieved 2009-11-15.
↑ Ben Giliberti (2002-06-26). "Waiter, There's Cork in My Wine". The Washington Post . Washington, D.C. ISSN 0190-8286. OCLC 1330888409.

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[BIVB-1] BIVB: "Les Appellations d’Origine Contrôlée de Bourgogne", accessed on November 15, 2009.

[BIVB_fiche-2] 1 2 3 "BIVB: Aloxe-Corton" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-21. Retrieved 2009-11-15.

[AOC-3] "AOC regulations for Aloxe-Corton, last updated 1998" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-21. Retrieved 2009-11-15.

[4] Ben Giliberti (2002-06-26). "Waiter, There's Cork in My Wine". The Washington Post . Washington, D.C. ISSN 0190-8286. OCLC 1330888409.

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