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Aloxe-Corton wine is produced in the communes of Aloxe-Corton and Ladoix-Serrigny in Côte de Beaune of Burgundy. The ''Appellation d'origine contrôlée'' (AOC) Aloxe-Corton may be used for red and white wine with respectively Pinot noir and Chardonnay as the main grape variety. The production consists of almost only red wine, around 98 per cent, and only around two per cent white wine. The southern and eastern side of the Corton hill is located in the commune of Aloxe-Corton, including vineyards of all three Grand Cru AOCs of the hill; Corton, Corton-Charlemagne and Charlemagne, and its northeastern part in the commune of Ladoix-Serrigny. The major part of the Corton hill is located within Aloxe-Corton. The AOC was created in 1938. In 2008, there was of vineyard surface in production for Aloxe-Corton wine at village and Premier Cru level, and 4,382 hectoliter of wine was produced, of which 4,301 hectoliter red wine and 81 hectoliter white wine.〔(BIVB: Les Appellations d’Origine Contrôlée de Bourgogne ), accessed on November 15, 2009〕 Only some of this area was used for the white wines in 2007.〔(BIVB: Aloxe-Corton )〕 The total amount produced corresponds to close to 600,000 bottles, of which around 10,000 bottles of white wine. For white wines, the AOC regulations allow both Chardonnay and Pinot blanc to be used, but most wines are 100% Chardonnay. The AOC regulations also allow up to 15 per cent total of Chardonnay, Pinot blanc and Pinot gris as accessory grapes in the red wines,〔(AOC regulations for Aloxe-Corton, last updated 1998 )〕 but this not very often practiced. The allowed base yield is 40 hectoliter per hectare of red wine and 45 hectoliter per hectare for white wine. The grapes must reach a maturity of at least 10.5 per cent potential alcohol for village-level red wine, 11.0 per cent for village-level white wine and Premier Cru red wine, and 11.5 per cent for Premier Cru white wine. ==Premiers Crus== There are 13 ''climats'' in Aloxe-Corton classified as ''Premier Cru'' vineyards. These vineyards are located just below the Corton hill, on slightly flatter land. The vineyards located in the commune of Ladoix-Serrigny are located just outside the village of Ladoix-Serrigny and uphill (to the west). The wines of these vineyards are designated ''Aloxe-Corton Premier Cru'' + vineyard name, or may labelled just ''Aloxe-Corton Premier Cru'', in which case it is possible to blend wine from several Premier Cru vineyards within the AOC.〔 In 2007, of the total Aloxe-Corton vineyard surface consisted of Premier Cru vineyards, all of them for red wine only. The annual production of Premier Cru wine, as a five-year average, is 1,669 hectoliters of red wine and 738 hectoliters of white wine.〔 The ''climats'' of the AOC located within the commune of Aloxe-Corton and classified as Premiers Crus are: The ''climats'' of the AOC located within the commune of Ladoix-Serrigny and classified as Premiers Crus are: 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Aloxe-Corton wine」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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