Description
This Aloxe-Corton 1er Cru Clos du Chapitre from Domaine Follin-Arbelet offers a lovely aroma of small sour cherries. On the palate, it captivates with its intense natural fruitiness and remarkable balance. The finish is carried by a welcome touch of freshness. Despite its immediate appeal, it would be best to leave it to age for a few years in the cellar.
What to eat with a Corton 1er Cru Clos du Chapitre from the Follin-Arbelet estate?
- Game (hunter’s rabbit)
- Beef cuts
- Duck fillet with figs
- Roasted meats or those served in a fairly spicy sauce
- Chaource.
The Aloxe-Corton appellation
Characteristics of the wines
For the Aloxe-Corton appellation, the red wines
have a fairly dark colour: deep ruby, crimson velvet, iridescent silk, garnet. When young, their aromas evoke a spring garden, with red berries (raspberry, strawberry, cherry) and black berries (blackcurrant, blackberry). These notes intensify with age: peony and jasmine, jams and fruit preserved in brandy, pistachio, prunes, leather, truffle, mushroom, cinnamon. The fairly deep soils are well suited to a full-bodied and generous Pinot Noir. Robust without losing its distinction, racy and fruity, it opens up fully after 3 to 5 years of ageing, revealing a firm, structured body, rich in texture and pleasant tannins.
For the Aloxe-Corton appellation, white wine
is very rare here.
Location
A link between the Côtes de Nuits and the Côtes de Beaune, the Montagne de Corton marks a change in the landscape. As it heads towards Beaune, it becomes more rounded. Gentle valleys give way to sharp curves. Like Ladoix-Serrigny and Pernand-Vergelesses, Aloxe-Corton (pronounced Alosse) enjoys a perfect location. Established in 1938, its Appellation d’Origine Contrôlée forms the guard of honour for the prestigious Grands Crus: Corton and Corton-Charlemagne.
Terroirs
The Montagne de Corton presents an exemplary geological profile. At altitudes of between 200 and 300 metres, the soils are reddish-brown, containing many siliceous nodules, limestone and flint debris (‘chaillots’), or loose material rich in potash and phosphoric acid. The vines face east to west. The northern section is the most delicate and fruity; the southern section the most robust and structured. The stony soils produce supple, distinguished wines; the more clayey and marly soils, firm and complex wines.
List of Climats and lieux-dits for this appellation
Premier Cru classified climats
- Clos des Maréchaudes
- Clos du Chapitre
- La Coutière
- La Maréchaude
- La Toppe au Vert
- Les Chaillots
- Les Fournières
- Les Guérets
- Les Maréchaudes
- Les Moutottes
- Les Paulands
- Les Petites Folières
- Les Valozières
- Les Vercots
Localities
- Boulmeau
- La Boulotte
- La Toppe Marteneau
- Les Boutières
- Les Brunettes and Planchots
- Les Bruyères
- Les Caillettes
- Les Citernes
- Les Combes
- The Crapousuets
- Les Cras, Les Genevrières and Le Suchot
- Les Morais
- Les Petits Vercots
- Les Valozières
(source: Vins de Bourgogne)
