Terroir Insight: Bouchard Père et Fils Le Corton

Bouchard Pere et Fils produces two classic wines from the Corton hill: its Le Corton and Corton-Charlemagne,

The Beaune-based estate acquired about 60% of the magnificent Le Corton lieu-dit in 1909, and consequently created two of its top cuvées. So let’s take a closer look at Le Corton, one of its best wines from the famous hill.

The Bouchard Père et Fils plots of Le Corton

Bouchard Père et Fils has a unique stronghold in Le Corton, and while its Corton-Charlemagne is well known, the Corton is somewhat overlooked amongst the domaine’s reds. It comes from the estate’s a dominant holding at the top of the Corton hill, in the climat Le Corton (see map below).

The red Le Corton is located just beneath the Corton-Charlemagne, and includes cadastre plots 8 and 9.