The terroirs of Corton
The Conton hill is complex and facinating covering 32 climats both white and red.
Corton vineyard articles
- Terroir Insight: Domaine Michel Mallard Corton-CharlemagneLadoix-Serrigny is one of three villages which cradle the Corton hill, Aloxe-Corton and Pernand-Vergeleses being the others. Like Pernand, the village of Ladoix is overshadowed by the reputation of the Corton vineyard, and by Aloxe-Corton’s famous name. That goes equally for its vineyards and vignerons. Nowadays, the most prominent producer in Ladoix is Michel Mallard, who runs ...
- Terroir Insight: Chantereves Corton-CharlemagneSometimes you know that a new man or woman in a great vineyard will almost certainly produce something special… Chantereves: This estate has a special place for me; I like and enjoy the wines here. As an old Mosel fanatic, I value the German link that Tomoko Kuriyama brings to the wines. That said, Guillaume Bott ...
- Terroir Insight: Domaine Simon Bize Corton-CharlemagneDomaine Simon Bize in Savigny-les-Beaune produces beautiful wines from Savigny’s terroirs, but is a bit overlooked as regards the grands crus, where few know its Latricieres-Chambertin or the perhaps even lesser-known Corton-Charlemagne. This is both unfair and sad, as I find especially the Corton-Charlemagne to be one of the most intriguing and complex wines from the ...
- Terroir Insight: Domaine Michel Gaunoux Corton RenardesDomaine Michel Gaunoux is a special and unique estate. It respects traditions and upholds these to the benefit of fans of older-school Burgundy. Alexandre Gaunoux Burgundy in retrospect Burgundy has changed radically since I began my quest for great pinot and chardonnay in the early 1990s. Back then, producers had at least some older vintages to sell, ...
- Terroir Insight: Domaine des Croix Corton-CharlemagneDavid Croix has opened my eyes to red Corton, with his work at both Camille Giraud and Domaine des Croix. I have, however, little experience with the Corton-Charlemagne from David, as I usually taste his reds quite early in their maturation, when the whites are not yet ready for sampling. The Corton-Charlemagne is from vineyards owned ...
- Terroir Insight: Domaine des Croix Corton Les GrèvesDavid Croix has opened my eyes to red Corton, with his work at both Camille Giroud and Domaine des Croix. As I mentioned in a previous article, David Croix is for me one of Corton’s masters. He has the ability to transform this big grand cru into a hedonistic treasure and a true wine of pleasure. The ...
- Terroir Insight: Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Corton-CharlemagneTime is flying. There have already been 11 vintages since Domaine de la Romanée-Conti took on the making of a red Corton in 2009, and now the legendary estate is tackling another of Burgundy’s greats: Corton-Charlemagne. Its opportunity comes, of course, via the vineyards of the historic Bonneau du Martray (BdM) estate in Pernand-Vergeleses: Domaine de ...
- Terroir Insight: Domaine de Montille Corton Clos du RoiDomaine de Montille is one of my favourite producers on the Corton hill, even though its presence there dates back only to 2004. Etienne de Montille today produces two wines from the Corton vineyard – a Corton-Charlemagne produced from the Corton Pougets climat, and a red Corton from the magnificent Clos du Roi. The Domaine de Montille ...
- Terroir Insight: Louis Latour – Corton Clos de la Vigne au SaintOne could say it would be impolite to write about the Corton vineyard without mentioning Louis Latour, its largest owner by far. Louis Latour owns 26.59 ha – equivalent to almost 17% of the Corton hill. This is impressive and interesting seen from a vineyard perspective. I taste Louis Latour wines from time to time, and I ...
- Terroir Insight: Bouchard Père et Fils Le CortonBouchard 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 ...
- Terroir Insight: Domaine de Montille Corton Pougets – or is it Charlemagne?One of the more complex – and changeable – plots on the Corton hill is the Corton Pougets of Domaine de Montille. Etienne de Montille acquired the parcel in 2004, and at the time it was planted with pinot noir and sold under the Corton Pougets label. the ….. Etienne decided almost immediately to regraft the upper part ...
- Terroir Insight: Bouchard Père et Fils Corton-CharlemagneBouchard 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 the white from Corton, perhaps the best of the domaine’s ...
- Terroir Insight: Domaine Meo-Camuzet – Corton La Vigne au SaintJean-Nicolas Meo has expanded his presence on the Corton hill, and now produces three single-vineyard Cortons and a negociant Corton-Charlemagne. At the same time, he seems to have lightened his extraction somewhat since 2007-08. As a result, the wines now seem a bit more hedonistic and lively. In 2009 he expanded the domaine with a plot ...
- Terroir Insight: Domaine des Croix – Corton La Vigne au SaintVin d’émotion: La Vigne au Saint in the hands of David Croix often has that special touch and energy. David Croix is for me one of Corton’s masters, who on occasion transforms this grand cru into a hedonistic treasure and a true wine of pleasure. La Vigne au Saint is an overlooked Corton that I adore, ...
- Terroir Insight: Domaine Coche-Dury Corton-CharlemagneDomaine Coche-Dury has a firm, warm, hedonistic place in my heart after 25 years with the wines from this legendary estate. They are unique, in the best sense of the word. Corton-Charlemagne is not even the home turf of Coche-Dury, yet if one can find it, a Charlie from the estate could well match – if ...
- Terroir Insight: Domaine Leroy Corton-CharlemagneBeyond elusive … not even in my dreams. The red grands crus of Domaine Leroy and Domaine d’Auvenay are both very rare and very costly, but the whites are even further away from the snout of the Winehog. Both the Chevalier-Montrachet and the Batard-Montrachet are in what I would call a league of their own, not ...