Aloxe-Corton

Aloxe-Corton is an appellation in France, covering 287.9 ha in Aloxe-Corton, Ladoix-Serrigny and Pernand-Vergelesses. The rules allow red and white wine, based on Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. Regional bedrock: carbonate sedimentary rocks. It lies 5.4 km north-east of Beaune and 29 km south-west of Dijon.

The map shows the official outline with relief, 3D terrain, slope and exposure, climate and soil.

Key facts

Type

AOC

Category

Vin tranquille

Protected since

1973-09-18

Area

287.9 ha

Extent N–S × E–W

2.73 × 2.08 km

Centre

47.0701° N, 4.8622° E

Grapes

Chardonnay, Pinot Blanc, Pinot Gris, Pinot Noir

Max yield

64 hl/ha

Min planting density

9,000 vines/ha

INAO office

Dijon

Where it is

Nearest town

5.4 km north-east of Beaune

Nearest city

29 km south-west of Dijon 159,941 people

To the sea

388 km

Same latitude

Vin du Québec (Canada), Ancient Lakes of Columbia Valley (United States)

Distances from the centre of the place. Towns: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sea, rivers and lakes: Natural Earth.

Terrain

Elevation

216–362 m

Mean elevation

266 m

Mean slope

6.1° (11 %)

Steepest tenth

above 12°

Faces

south-east

Measured over the whole outline on 70,148 elevation cells of about 6 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).

Wines and grape rules

Vintages: Burgundy (red)

Vintages: Burgundy and Chablis (white)

Atlas editorial scores: a consensus of widely published vintage reports, not one critic's view. Scores for 2023 and 2024 are early and can change as the wines develop. Scale 1 to 5.

Bedrock

• Carbonate sedimentary rocks (limestone, marl, dolomite)93%

Regional bedrock from the GLiM global lithological map (Hartmann and Moosdorf 2012), not a soil survey.

Communes · 3

• Aloxe-Corton
• Ladoix-Serrigny
• Pernand-Vergelesses

Inside Aloxe-Corton · 18

• CharlemagneGrand cru
• CortonGrand cru
• Corton-CharlemagneGrand cru
• Aloxe-Corton premier cruPremier cru
• Aloxe-Corton premier cru Clos des MaréchaudesPremier cru
• Aloxe-Corton premier cru Clos du ChapitrePremier cru
• Aloxe-Corton premier cru La CoutièrePremier cru
• Aloxe-Corton premier cru La MaréchaudePremier cru
• Aloxe-Corton premier cru La Toppe au VertPremier cru
• Aloxe-Corton premier cru Les Chaillots blancPremier cru
• Aloxe-Corton premier cru Les FournièresPremier cru
• Aloxe-Corton premier cru Les GuéretsPremier cru
• Aloxe-Corton premier cru Les MaréchaudesPremier cru
• Aloxe-Corton premier cru Les MoutottesPremier cru
• Aloxe-Corton premier cru Les PaulandsPremier cru
• Aloxe-Corton premier cru Les Petites FolièresPremier cru
• Aloxe-Corton premier cru Les ValozièresPremier cru
• Aloxe-Corton premier cru Les VercotsPremier cru

Sources

EU register of geographical indications · INAO, Délimitation parcellaire des AOC viticoles (Licence Ouverte 2.0)