Aloxe-Corton wine () is produced in the communes of

Aloxe-Corton Aloxe-Corton () is a Communes of France, commune in the Côte-d'Or Departments of France, department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region of eastern France. Geography The commune lies about 4 km north by north-east of Beaune and 40&nbs ...

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Ladoix-Serrigny Ladoix-Serrigny (, before 1988: ''Serrigny'') is a Communes of France, commune in the Côte-d'Or Departments of France, department in eastern France. History The Landelinus buckle was uncovered in a vineyard at Ladoix-Serrigny in 1971. Popula ...

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'' (AOC) Aloxe-Corton may be used for

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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 Corton-Charlemagne is an ''Appellation d'origine contrôlée'' (AOC) and Grand Cru vineyard for white wine in the Côte de Beaune subregion of Burgundy. It is located in the communes of Aloxe-Corton, Pernand-Vergelesses and Ladoix-Serrigny with ...

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, 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 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.BIVB: "Les Appellations d’Origine Contrôlée de Bourgogne"
accessed on November 15, 2009. Only some of this area was used for the white wines in 2007. 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,

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as accessory grapes in the red wines, 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

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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. In 2007, 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. The ''climats'' of the AOC located within the commune of Aloxe-Corton and classified as Premiers Crus are: The ''climats'' of the AOC located within the commune of Ladoix-Serrigny and classified as Premiers Crus are:

Grands Crus

The three Grand Cru AOCs of the Corton hill are partially overlapping, and are situated in three communes;

Pernand-Vergelesses Pernand-Vergelesses () is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department in eastern France. Population Wine Pernand-Vergelesses is one of the wine communes of the Côte de Beaune. The western side of the Corton hill is in the commune, including vi ...

, 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

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.

References

{{reflist Burgundy (historical region) AOCs