Corton
Styles
Principal grape varieties
Accessory grape varieties
Terroir
Natural factors
- 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)
Human factors
- 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.
Product characteristics
- 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)
Terroir / wine link
- 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.
Dénominations géographiques complémentaires
- Corton Basses Mourottes AOC
- Corton Clos des Meix AOC
- Corton Hautes Mourottes AOC
- Corton La Toppe au Vert AOC
- Corton La Vigne au Saint AOC
- Corton Le Clos du Roi AOC
- Corton Le Corton AOC
- Corton Le Meix Lallemand AOC
- Corton Le Rognet et Corton AOC
- Corton Les Bressandes AOC
- Corton Les Carrières AOC
- Corton Les Chaumes AOC
- Corton Les Combes AOC
- Corton Les Fiètres AOC
- Corton Les Grandes Lolières AOC
- Corton Les Grèves AOC
- Corton Les Languettes AOC
- Corton Les Maréchaudes AOC
- Corton Les Moutottes AOC
- Corton Les Paulands AOC
- Corton Les Perrières AOC
- Corton Les Pougets AOC
- Corton Les Renardes AOC
- Corton Les Vergennes AOC