The only variety of Burgundy red wines: the delicate Pinot Noir.
Terroir
The vineyard lies between 250 and 300 metres in altitude, forming a amphitheater with a southern exposure. Corton is produced on two climats, Corton Combes (valleys), Corton Les Chaumes (stony plateau) and la Voie Rosse (ancient form of “rousse” without doubt evoking a ferruginous soil).
Origine du nom
The Corton mountain reunites the villages of Ladoix Aloxe-Corton and Pernand-Vergelesses. It is the only red Grand Cru in Côte de Beaune. Corton is a composite meaning “Othon’s Court”.
Vinification
We aim to obtain fruity wines, rich in blended tannins, signature of well ripened grapes. We bring in the grapes in small crates for careful sorting in the winery. The fermentation lasts 15 days with pigeages, punching down of the cap, allowing the wine to soak up the richness and the colour from the grape-skins before pressing.. Racking by the means of a bellow eliminates the need for a pump. All these precautions limit handling of the wine, thus preserving all the richness. Ageing takes place in barrels of which 30 % are new during 15 months.
Notes de dégustation
With their intense and brilliant garnet-red robe and a dense and complex nose, the Corton wines are rich, powerful and more complete than their little brother Aloxe-Corton. It is a full-bodied, elegant and generous wine with an excellent ageing potential combining power and finesse. Young, it displays spicy notes, black currant and kirsch, and then evolves, as it ages, towards aromas of under-growth, truffles and leather.
Accords mets & vins
To be enjoyed between 4 and 15 years with poultries with truffles, a crispy shoulder of lamb, a fine meat cooked in a sauce:, a jugged hare, Burgundy Beef Stew; as well as fine games: a partridge in morilles sauce or Pigeon cooked in a casserole.
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