Ladoix

Styles

Principal grape varieties

Accessory grape varieties

Terroir

• The vineyard lies at the northern tip of a rectilinear ridge of tectonic origin stretching approximately 25 kilometres in a general north-east/south-west direction.
• This ridge separates the calcareous plateaux of the Hautes Côtes, to the west, at elevations of between 400 and 500 metres, from the Bresse plain to the east, a Tertiary graben reaching approximately 250 metres in elevation at the foot of the slope.
• To the south of the valley, the Montagne de Corton reaches 380 metres and is composed of Middle Jurassic limestones at its base, overlain by a substantial layer of marls capped by a hard limestone bench, all dating from the Upper Jurassic.
• The soils are weakly developed, generally calcareous and shallow, free-draining, and arranged in toposequences ranging from thin, highly calcareous soils at the top of the slope to deeper, surface-decarbonated soils at the foot.
• The climate is cool oceanic, disrupted by continental or southern influences carried along the Rhône–Saône corridor, with rainfall of approximately 750 millimetres per year and a mean annual temperature of 10.5°C.

• The name Ladoix derives from an old Burgundian word for a spring, the hamlet having been established on a karstic resurgence at the foot of the Montagne de Corton.
• Until the 1930s, the fine wines of Ladoix were sold under the name Aloxe-Corton or even Corton, before Ladoix obtained its appellation d'origine contrôlée in 1937.
• Before the nineteenth century, Ladoix was known chiefly for its building stone, quarried on both banks of the valley descending from the Hautes Côtes.
• Plots with marly soils at the top of the slope are planted with Chardonnay, while Pinot noir makes up the majority of the Ladoix appellation's plantings.

• The red wines are generally characterised by a pleasing suppleness underpinned by fine tannins, with frequent aromas of red fruits, raspberry, or cherry.
• Wines carrying the premier cru designation are generally more tannic and display a clear character suited to ageing.
• The white wines are often fairly firm and round out with time, frequently expressing complex fruity aromas of ripe apple or quince, with notes of fig and spice.

• In the mid-slope section of the hillside, soil fertility is balanced by the soils' filtering character, enabling the production of concentrated, age-worthy wines.

Facts drawn from the specification's terroir-link section by automatic interpretation — see the source.

Dénominations géographiques complémentaires

• Ladoix ou Ladoix Côte de Beaune AOC (PDO)
• Ladoix premier cru AOC (PDO)
• Ladoix premier cru Basses Mourottes AOC (PDO)
• Ladoix premier cru Bois Roussot AOC (PDO)
• Ladoix premier cru En Naget AOC (PDO)
• Ladoix premier cru Hautes Mourottes AOC (PDO)
• Ladoix premier cru La Corvée AOC (PDO)
• Ladoix premier cru La Micaude AOC (PDO)
• Ladoix premier cru Le Clou d'Orge AOC (PDO)
• Ladoix premier cru Le Rognet et Corton AOC (PDO)
• Ladoix premier cru Les Buis AOC (PDO)
• Ladoix premier cru Les Grêchons et Foutrières AOC (PDO)
• Ladoix premier cru Les Joyeuses AOC (PDO)

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Sources

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