Corton-Charlemagne is a grand cru appellation in France, covering 71.9 ha in Aloxe-Corton, Ladoix-Serrigny and Pernand-Vergelesses. The rules allow white wine, based on Chardonnay. Regional bedrock: carbonate sedimentary rocks. It lies 5.5 km north of Beaune and 29 km south-west of Dijon.
White grand cru on the upper slopes of the hill of Corton, planted with Chardonnay. Tradition links it to the emperor Charlemagne, who is said to have owned vines here.
Distances from the centre of the place. Towns: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sea, rivers and lakes: Natural Earth.
Terrain
Elevation
258–362 m
Mean elevation
306 m
Mean slope
10.4° (18 %)
Steepest tenth
above 15°
Faces
south
Measured over the whole outline on 69,513 elevation cells of about 3 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).
Wines and grape rules
Corton-CharlemagneWhite
Chardonnay
max 54 hl/ha · min 9,000 vines/ha
Corton-Charlemagne Grand CruWhite
Chardonnay
max 54 hl/ha · min 9,000 vines/ha
Vintages: Burgundy (red)
505
306
307
308
409
510
311
412
313
314
515
416
417
418
519
520
321
422
423
324
Vintages: Burgundy and Chablis (white)
405
406
407
408
309
510
311
412
313
514
415
316
517
418
419
520
321
422
423
324
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.