Domain Bonneau du Martray Corton Charlemagne 1991
Domaine Bonneau du Martray Corton-Charlemagne 1991 is a white Burgundy Grand Cru wine from the Aloxe-Corton appellation, made from 100% Chardonnay. This cuvée comes from the Corton-Charlemagne climat. The Wine Advocate awards it 92/100 and recommends drinking between 2001 and 2031. The publication describes a full-bodied and fleshy wine with a satin-like texture, combining ripe orchard fruits, honey, caramel, iodine, and smoky notes.
The bottle offered
- Size
- Bottle (75cl)
- Packaging
- Loose
- Label Condition
- Perfect
- Fill Level
- Perfect
- Capsule Condition
- Perfect
Wine details
- Couleur
- White
- Pays
- France
- Région
- Bourgogne
- Appellation
- Aloxe Corton
- Producteur / Domaine
- Domaine Bonneau du Martray
- Parcelle / Cru
- Corton Charlemagne (Aloxe Corton)
- Millésime
- 1991
Cépage et assemblage
- Grape Variety
- 100% Chardonnay
Domaine Bonneau du Martray
The Bonneau du Martray estate is located in Pernand-Vergelesses, on the Corton hill in the Côte de Beaune. It has traditionally cultivated the Corton-Charlemagne and Corton grands crus, to which a few ares of Bâtard-Montrachet have recently been added. The estate has been owned by E. Stanley Kroenke since 2017.
- Owner
- E. Stanley Kroenke
- Maître de chais
- Emmanuel Hautus
- Surface (ha)
- 11.00 ha
- Production (average bottles per vintage)
- 48000
Histoire du domaine
According to the estate’s account, the site’s wine-growing history dates back to Charlemagne’s donation of Corton vineyards to Saulieu Abbey in 775. The ecclesiastical estates were sold as national property in 1791; the vineyards were then acquired by François Ray, and subsequently by Simon Very. In 1835, Marie-Eugénie Very, daughter of Simon Very, married Charles Bonneau du Martray; her dowry included vineyards in Pernand-Vergelesses, Aloxe-Corton and Volnay. Their son, Marie-Eugène Bonneau du Martray, preserved the integrity of the estate through the phylloxera crisis and the conflicts of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. René Bonneau du Martray, born in 1886, subsequently passed the estate on to his niece, Alice Colonna de Giovellina, wife of Jean le Bault de la Morinière. Jean le Bault de la Morinière joined the estate in 1969 and undertook, in particular, work to combat erosion and to regulate temperatures in the cellars. His son, Jean-Charles le Bault de la Morinière, joined the estate in 1994 and gradually began the transition to organic farming from 1997, followed by a move to biodynamic farming from 2004. The estate states that this conversion was completed in 2011. E. Stanley Kroenke became the owner of the estate in 2017. Thibault Jacquet is in charge of management, whilst Emmanuel Hautus has been responsible for winemaking since 2011.
Corton Charlemagne (Aloxe Corton)
Corton-Charlemagne is a white Grand Cru appellation whose demarcated parcel area occupies the upper part of the montagne de Corton, across Aloxe-Corton, Pernand-Vergelesses and Ladoix-Serrigny. In Aloxe-Corton, its geographical core corresponds to the climat Le Charlemagne; the appellation also unites En Charlemagne and several neighboring climats. The vineyard is located between 280 and 330 meters, on steep slopes of 20 to 23%, with a predominantly southwest exposure at the appellation scale. The clay-rich marly soils rest on an alternation of limestone beds and marls, beneath a thin layer of rendzinas.
- Vineyard commune
- Aloxe-Corton
- Origin of the vineyard name
- The name commemorates the Emperor Charlemagne, who in 775 donated a vineyard on the montagne de Corton to the collegiate church of Saint-Andoche de Saulieu.
- Altitude
- 280–330 m
- Slope
- 20 to 23%
- Soil
- Yellowish, ochre, or brown marly soils, rich in clay, with thin rendzinas.
- Subsoil and geology
- Alternation of Jurassic limestone beds and marls, terrain approximately 145 Ma old.
Histoire de la parcelle
A vineyard on the montagne de Corton was given in 775 by Charlemagne to the collegiate church of Saint-Andoche de Saulieu and remained part of its estate for approximately a millennium. The Corton-Charlemagne appellation was recognized by the decree of July 31, 1937. Its current parcel area is based on a delimitation approved by the INAO on September 20, 1984.
