Ladoix

Styles

Principal grape varieties

Accessory grape varieties

Terroir

• Appellation restricted to Ladoix-Serrigny, at the northern tip of the Côte de Beaune, acting as a hinge between the Côte de Nuits and the Côte de Beaune.
• Jurassic bedrock: Middle Jurassic limestones at the base, with Upper Jurassic marls and hard limestone at the summit (Montagne de Corton). (via Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0)
• A pronounced toposequence: thin, highly calcareous soils on the upper slopes, becoming more clayey and deeper (>0.50 m) at the foot of the slope.
• A layer of Oxfordian bioclastic limestones (~80 m deep) lies beneath Les Gréchons, alternating with Callovian marls further down. (via Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0)

• The fine wines of Ladoix were sold under the name 'Aloxe-Corton' before the appellation received AOC status in 1937.
• Planting density exceeding 9,000 vines/ha; Chardonnay is reserved for parcels with marly soils on the upper slopes.

• Reds: supple, with fine tannins and aromas of red fruits; the Premiers Crus are more tannic and age-worthy.
• Whites: firm, rounding out with time, with aromas of ripe apple, quince, fig, and spice.

• Jurassic marly-calcareous soils combined with extended ageing yield concentration, cellaring potential, and a broad range of nuances perceptible on the palate.

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