Aloxe-Corton premier cru Les Maréchaudes

Aloxe-Corton premier cru Les Maréchaudes is a premier cru climat of Aloxe-Corton in France, covering 1.3 ha in Aloxe-Corton. That is 0.5% of the Aloxe-Corton appellation area. The rules allow red and white wine, based on Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. Regional bedrock: carbonate sedimentary rocks. It lies 5.9 km north-east of Beaune and 29 km south-west of Dijon.

The map shows the official outline with relief, 3D terrain, slope and exposure, climate and soil.

Key facts

Type

Dénomination géographique complémentaire

Within

Aloxe-Corton

Category

Vin tranquille

Area

1.3 ha

Extent N–S × E–W

0.23 × 0.32 km

Centre

47.0721° N, 4.8729° E

Where it is

Nearest town

5.9 km north-east of Beaune

Nearest city

29 km south-west of Dijon 159,941 people

To the sea

389 km

Distances from the centre of the place. Towns: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sea, rivers and lakes: Natural Earth.

Terrain

Elevation

221–235 m

Mean elevation

229 m

Mean slope

5.8° (10 %)

Steepest tenth

above 9°

Faces

south-east

Measured over the whole outline on 1,304 elevation cells of about 3 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).

Vintages: Burgundy (red)

Vintages: Burgundy and Chablis (white)

Atlas editorial scores: a consensus of widely published vintage reports, not one critic's view. Scores for 2023 and 2024 are early and can change as the wines develop. Scale 1 to 5.

Bedrock

• Carbonate sedimentary rocks (limestone, marl, dolomite)88%
• Unconsolidated sediments12%

Regional bedrock from the GLiM global lithological map (Hartmann and Moosdorf 2012), not a soil survey.

Communes · 1

• Aloxe-Corton

Neighbours

• Aloxe-Corton premier cru Clos des Maréchaudes
• Aloxe-Corton premier cru La Maréchaude
• Aloxe-Corton premier cru Les Paulands
• Corton
• Corton Les Maréchaudes

Sources

INAO, Délimitation parcellaire des AOC viticoles (Licence Ouverte 2.0)