The Château Corton C of Montrachet Grand Cru of Burgundy

Château Corton C - Aloxe-Corton
The winery offers 51 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.1.
It is ranked in the top 1 of the estates of Burgundy.
It is located in Montrachet Grand Cru in the region of Burgundy
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The Château Corton C is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 51 wines for sale in of Montrachet Grand Cru to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château Corton C wines

Looking for the best Château Corton C wines in Montrachet Grand Cru among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Château Corton C wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Château Corton C wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Château Corton C

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château Corton C

How Château Corton C wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of pork tongue with tomato sauce and pickles, vitello tonnato or cassoulet of the sea.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Château Corton C

On the nose the red wine of Château Corton C. often reveals types of flavors of leather, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of oak, red fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Château Corton C. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the red wines of Château Corton C

  • 2009With an average score of 4.70/5
  • 2012With an average score of 4.55/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2010With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2013With an average score of 4.27/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.15/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Château Corton C.

  • Pinot Noir

Discovering the wine region of Montrachet Grand Cru

The wine region of Montrachet Grand Cru is located in the region of Puligny-Montrachet of Burgundy of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine des Comtes Lafon or the Domaine de La Romanée-Conti produce mainly wines white, red and other. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Montrachet Grand Cru are Chardonnay et Pinot noir, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Montrachet Grand Cru often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, stone fruit or butterscotch and sometimes also flavors of lime, white peach or honeysuckle.

In the mouth of Montrachet Grand Cru is a powerful with a nice freshness. We currently count 39 estates and châteaux in the of Montrachet Grand Cru, producing 43 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Montrachet Grand Cru go well with generally quite well with dishes of pasta, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish.

The top white wines of Château Corton C

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Château Corton C

How Château Corton C wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pasta, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish such as recipes of pasta with avocado, parillade of fish and seafood or sautéed squid with parsley.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Château Corton C

On the nose the white wine of Château Corton C. often reveals types of flavors of minerality, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of apples, coffee or apricot. In the mouth the white wine of Château Corton C. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Château Corton C

  • 2012With an average score of 4.62/5
  • 2009With an average score of 4.45/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.35/5
  • 2011With an average score of 4.32/5
  • 2013With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.90/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Château Corton C.

  • Chardonnay

Discover the grape variety: Chardonnay

The white Chardonnay is a grape variety that originated in France (Burgundy). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches, and small grapes. White Chardonnay can be found in many vineyards: South West, Burgundy, Jura, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Beaujolais, Savoie & Bugey, Loire Valley, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Armagnac, Lorraine, Alsace, Provence & Corsica.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Château Corton C

Planning a wine route in the of Montrachet Grand Cru? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Château Corton C.

Discover the grape variety: Pinot noir

Pinot noir is an important red grape variety in Burgundy and Champagne, and its reputation is well known! Great wines such as the Domaine de la Romanée Conti elaborate their wines from this famous grape variety, and make it a great variety. When properly vinified, pinot noit produces red wines of great finesse, with a wide range of aromas depending on its advancement (fruit, undergrowth, leather). it is also the only red grape variety authorized in Alsace. Pinot Noir is not easily cultivated beyond our borders, although it has enjoyed some success in Oregon, the United States, Australia and New Zealand.

News about Château Corton C and wines from the region

Sotheby’s hits record wine and spirits auction sales in 2021

Sotheby’s said wine and spirits auction sales rose by around 44% to $132m (£99.6m) in 2021, boosted by record prices, fresh partnerships and a wave of new buyers. Its figures also offered more evidence of a strong fine wine market this year. Wine represented $111m of Sotheby’s 2021 auction sales, with famous Burgundy labels dominating a list of best-selling lots. Other highlights included a recent sale of Châteaux Rauzan-Ségla and Canon wines, sourced direct from the Chanel-owned estates in Bord ...

Fine wine market breaks records in 2021, says Liv-ex

Prices in the fine wine market have been increasing across all major regions in 2021, according to a new report by Liv-ex, a global marketplace for the trade. Its Liv-ex 1000 index, tracking some of the world’s most sought-after wines, rose by 2.4% in November to reach a new all-time high. The index, seen as an important bellwether for secondary market trading, has been rising consistently for about 18 months. ‘All previous records set in 2020 have been broken and surpassed in 2021, markin ...

Hospices de Beaune 2021 auction breaks per-barrel sales records

Despite the lowest number of barrels going under the hammer in 15 years, the 2021 Hospices de Beaune charity auction broke per-barrel price records, reaching an impressive total sales figure of €12.5m (£10.48m/$14.09m), excluding buyer premiums. The total was not too far behind last year’s high tally – close to €13.44 million – where almost double the number of barrels were sold. This year’s sale, with 362 lots, including seven barrels of spirits, reached an average price per lot of €34,980 (£29 ...

The word of the wine: Mistelle

Unfermented must with added brandy, also called liqueur wine: Pineau des Charentes, Floc de Gascogne, Macvin du Jura, Ratafia, Cartagène du Languedoc.

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