Domain Bouchard Pere et Fils Corton Charlemagne 1989
The 1989 Domaine Bouchard Père et Fils Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru is a white Burgundy wine made entirely from 100% Chardonnay, from the Corton hill in Aloxe-Corton. This cuvée comes from plots located high up on the slope, at an altitude of around 350 meters, with an east to south-east exposure and planted on thin marly soils resting on a limestone slab. The estate indicates whole-bunch pressing and an ageing of 16 to 20 months, completed by a final period in large oak vats (foudres).
La bouteille proposée
- Size
- Bottle (75cl)
- Label Condition
- Perfect
- Fill Level
- Perfect
- Capsule Condition
- Perfect
Identité du vin
- Couleur
- White
- Pays
- France
- Région
- Bourgogne
- Appellation
- Aloxe Corton
- Producteur / Domaine
- Domaine Bouchard Père et Fils
- Parcelle / Cru
- Corton Charlemagne (Aloxe Corton)
- Millésime
- 1989
Cépage et assemblage
- Grape Variety
- 100% Chardonnay
Domaine Bouchard Père et Fils
Based in Beaune, Bouchard Père & Fils is a Burgundian estate whose commercial activities date back to 1731 and whose first vineyards were planted in 1775. Having joined Artémis Domaines in late 2022, it now cultivates around 60 hectares in the Côte de Beaune, mainly in Beaune, Volnay, Monthélie, Pommard and Meursault. All of its plots will be certified organic from the 2025 vintage onwards.
- Owner
- Artémis Domaines
- Maître de chais
- Mickaël Baroin
- Surface (ha)
- 60.00 ha
Histoire du domaine
Michel Bouchard, a cloth and fabric merchant originally from the Dauphiné region, settled in Beaune in 1731 and simultaneously established a wine trading business. His son Joseph became his partner in 1746, before taking over the business in 1750. In 1775, Joseph Bouchard acquired his first plots in the Les Combes vineyard in Pommard, marking the birth of the wine estate. In 1820, Bernard Bouchard purchased the Château de Beaune, whose underground galleries were gradually converted into ageing cellars; the estate’s headquarters have been based there since 1872. The Henriot family took control of Bouchard Père & Fils in 1995, and Joseph Henriot began acquiring further vineyards in 1996. The estate joined Artémis Domaines at the end of 2022. From 2024, the wine merchant business was discontinued in order to focus on the estate’s own vineyards and those under lease. As part of a reorganisation of the Côte de Beaune vineyard, Bouchard Père & Fils now focuses on around 60 hectares; Mickaël Baroin, technical director, oversees the winemaking. The conversion to organic farming, which began in 2009, will result in all plots being certified from the 2025 vintage onwards.
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.
Le domaine dans cette parcelle
- Estate holding in the vineyard (ha)
- 3.980000 ha
- Year the vineyard was acquired
- 1909
- Vineyard holding status
- Estate-owned
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.
