Aloxe-Corton
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Aloxe-Corton; Aloxe-Corton AC
[ah-loss kor-TAWN] An important wine-producing village at the northern end of the côte de beaune district in France's burgundy region. The most celebrated wines come from the vineyards on Montagne de Corton, a vast hill rising above the village. This area's red wines are made from pinot noir grapes; the whites, from chardonnay. Within Aloxe-Corton (and extending into the villages of ladoix-serrigny and pernand-vergelesses) are the two grands crus of corton (red wines) and corton-charlemagne (white wines). The wines from these grand crus are ranked among the world's finest, with the reds from Corton considered some of the best and longest aging in Burgundy, and the white wines from Corton-Charlemagne compared favorably to other top white wines from the region. Within the grand cru of Corton, there are twenty-seven other individual grand cru vineyards in addition to le Corton vineyard. These vineyards may simply use Corton on the label or add their name to Corton, as in Corton Bressandes or Corton Clos du Roi. Nine of these same vineyards are also permitted to produce grand cru white wines under the Corton-Charlemagne AC. Aloxe-Corton also has a number of fine premier cru vineyards. The wines produced under the general village appellation of Aloxe-Corton AC are also generally of good quality.
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| Country | France |
| Region | Burgundy |
| Department | Côte-d'Or |
| Arrondissement | Beaune |
| Canton | Beaune-Nord |
| Mayor | Maurice Chapuis (2008–2014) |
| Statistics | |
| Elevation | 218–360 m (715–1,180 ft) (avg. 248 m or 814 ft) |
| Land area1 | 2.63 km² (1.02 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 173 (2008) |
| - Density | 66 /km2 (170 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 21010/ 21420 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Coordinates: 47°03′59″N 4°51′37″E / 47.0664°N 4.8603°E
Aloxe-Corton is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department in Bourgogne in eastern France.
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Etymology
Aloxe-Corton comes from the Celtic "al" meaning "high place".
Aloxe-Corton is pronounced "Aloss-Corton" (like Brussels or Auxerre).
The name of its Grand Cru vineyard Corton was added to that of the village on 22 March 1862.
History
Legend has it that the Emperor Charlemagne granted the lands in 775, initially planting some 70 acres (280,000 m²) of vines. The vines were located on the land of Corton "Curtis of Othon" Corton. The beneficiaries were the Canons of the Collegiate Church of St. Andoche Saulieu.
Geography
The commune lies only a few kilometres north-east of Beaune at the northern end of the Côte de Beaune. There, the pretty village of Aloxe is dominated by the Corton hill, nestled between the neighbouring communes of Ladoix-Serrigny and Pernand-Vergelesses.
Population
| Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2008 |
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| Population | 201 | 243 | 218 | 198 | 187 | 172 | 173 |
Wine
Main article: Aloxe-Corton wine
Aloxe-Corton is one of the wine communes of the Côte de Beaune. The southern and eastern parts of the Corton hill, including most of its vineyards, are located in the commune, including vineyards used to produce wines under the two Grand Cru appellation Corton (mostly red, some white) and Corton-Charlemagne (only white).
Wineries
- Domaine Maurice Chapuis
- Domaine Bruno Collin
- Domaine Franck Follin-Arbelet
- Domaine Comte Sénard
- Domaine Michel Voarick
- Domaine Didier Meuneveaux
- Domaine Pierre Bize
- Domaine Louise Perrin
- Domaine Latour
- Château Corton-André
- Domaine Jean
- Domaine Carlos
- Domaine Olivier Leflaive
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Ladoix AC
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Savigny-lès-Beaune AC
(wine-related term)
Corton AC
(wine-related term)
Corton-Charlemagne AC
(wine-related term)
Pernand-Vergelesses AC
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