Collection: Corton Grand Cru

Corton is one of Bourgogne's most prestigious appellations and first and foremost a red wine appellation based on Pinot Noir. It was created as a Grand Cru in 1937 and is the only Grand Cru for red wine in Côte de Beaune as well as the largest Grand Cru in all of Bourgogne. A smaller proportion of white wine from Chardonnay is also made under the name Corton.

The vineyards lie on the Corton hill (Montagne de Corton) and are divided between the communes of Aloxe-Corton, Pernand-Vergelesses and Ladoix-Serrigny. Around 95 hectares are in production. It is precisely this location on the well-exposed slopes that gives Corton its particular character. The label may indicate named vineyards (climats) such as Le Clos du Roi, Les Bressandes and Les Renardes, and you will often see these climats highlighted on the bottle.

It is worth keeping Corton separate from Corton-Charlemagne, which is the separate white Grand Cru on the higher slopes. Whereas Corton thus primarily stands for red wine from Pinot Noir, Corton-Charlemagne is a pure white wine appellation.

Corton Grand Cru is a firm, legally defined appellation. Every bottle in this collection comes from precisely this delimited area, where soil and exposure together shape wines with structure, depth and fine ageing potential. It is a style that rewards patience, and one that shows how much significance origin has for the finished glass.

If you want to explore further, it is worth taking a closer look at the rest of our selection from Bourgogne and the wider Frankrig. If it is especially the grape that captures you, you will find more wines under Pinot Noir. It gives a good picture of how Corton positions itself in a larger landscape, and how soil and location come into play for the individual bottle.