Charlemagne (wine)

The Corton hill as seen from southwest. The Corton vineyards on this side of the hill are located in Aloxe-Corton.

Charlemagne is a little used Appellation d'origine contrôlée (AOC) at Grand Cru level for white wine in Côte de Beaune subregion of Burgundy.^[1] The vineyards that can use this AOC are located within the communes of Aloxe-Corton and Pernand-Vergelesses.^[2] The AOC was created in 1937.

There are three partially overlapping Grand Cru AOCs that cover the vineyards on the Corton hill; Corton for red and white wine, Corton-Charlemagne for white wine, and Charlemagne for white wine, totaling 147.5 hectares (364 acres) of vineyards in 2008.^[3] Charlemagne is the least used of these, as practically all producers have elected to use the Corton-Charlemagne AOC for white wines from vineyards (climats) that are entitled to both appellations.^[4] Some In 2008, only 0.28 hectares (0.69 acre) of vineyard surface was in production for Charlemagne AOC, producing a total of 7 hectoliter of wine,^[3] corresponding to three barrels or some 900 bottles. It therefore has the smallest de facto production of all Burgundy AOCs, although its theoretical maximum surface is much larger than a number of other Grand Cru vineyards, where there are no overlapping Grand Cru AOCs.

See also

• List of Burgundy Grand Crus

References

1. ^ K. MacNeil The Wine Bible pg 191-195 Workman Publishing 2001 ISBN 1-56305-434-5
2. ^ Appellation rules, last updated 1998
3. ^ ^{a b} BIVB: Les Appellations d’Origine Contrôlée de Bourgogne, accessed on October 30, 2009
4. ^ BIVB: Corton-Charlemagne