Corton

Styles

Principal grape varieties

Accessory grape varieties

Terroir

• Isolated hill between two valleys, 3 communes in Côte-d'Or, slopes ranging from 240 m to 350 m in altitude
• Lower-slope soils on limestones of the 'Dalle nacrée' (Middle Jurassic), shallow, well-drained, sometimes very stony (via Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0)
• Upper mid-slope on silica-rich marls ('chailles'), silty soils, susceptible to erosion and low in fertility (via Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0)
• A ridge of hard limestone, wooded at 385 m, crowns the sequence and defines the characteristic landscape of Corton
• Cool oceanic climate (avg. 10.5 °C, ~750 mm/year), with shelter from the Morvan providing a thermal advantage and reduced rainfall (via Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0)

• Voltaire, supplied with wines by Le Bault (vines in the 'Perrières'), boasted of drinking 'his Corton' in secret.
• Vine density above 9,000 plants/ha; grape varieties chardonnay B and pinot noir N; oak barrel ageing for several months.

• Reds: deep ruby colour, aromas of red berries and dark fruits, tannic structure, good length on the palate. (via Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0)
• Whites: pronounced minerality, aromas of spiced white fruits evolving toward honey, dried fruits and truffle with age. (via Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0)

• The clay content of the soils combined with their relative poverty yields a powerful tannic structure in the red wines. (via Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0)

Facts drawn from the cahier's terroir-link section (Lien au terroir) by automatic interpretation — see the source.

Sources

• Product specification (BO Agri, PDF)
• Official INAO text (show_texte)
• INAO product entry
• Official trade body site — BIVB