COLLECTION VILLAGES
ALOXE-CORTON
Village "Les Caillettes"
The color is fairly dark, a deep ruby. In its youth, the nose leans toward red berries like raspberry, strawberry, and cherry, as well as black berries such as blackcurrant and blackberry.
With age, notes of jammy fruit and fruit in brandy, along with prune, leather, truffle, and mushroom, emerge.
Robust yet never lacking in distinction, this wine is full of character and fruit. It opens fully after three to five years of aging, revealing a firm, well-structured body.
- Total area under this appellation: 5ha 97a 01ca
- Area under production at the domaine: 64a 49ca
- Soil: Clay-limestone
- Altitude: 235 meters
- Grape varieties: 100% Pinot Noir
- Average age of vines: 50 to 70 years
- Harvesting: By hand exclusively, hand-sorted in the winery
- Destemming: 100%
- Maturing: 30 to 40% new oak barrels
A PERSONAL REFLECTION
Terroir, ORIGIN,
and identity
Within the Côte de Beaune, Aloxe-Corton stands out for its broad, sweeping landscape, anchored by the Corton hill. This area offers a textbook geological profile. Between 200 and 300 meters in elevation, the soils vary—from reddish-brown earth dotted with siliceous nodules and flint-laced limestone fragments (chaillots) to lighter soils rich in potassium and phosphorus.
The vineyards are planted from east- to west-facing exposures. The northern part of the slope tends to yield softer, more fruit-driven wines, while the southern section produces firmer, more structured styles.
Stonier soils encourage finesse and suppleness; those with more clay and marl lead to greater depth and complexity. Lower on the slope, the terrain flattens out over hard Jurassic limestone. This bedrock is covered by shallow, well-draining soils—often rich in clay and strewn with stones—formed by runoff from higher up.
The name Les Caillettes, from the Old French caillette, meaning “small stone,” reflects the vineyard’s pebble-littered surface.
