Domain Chanson Corton Vergennes Blanc 2004 Magnum (150cl)
The 2004 Domaine Chanson Corton Vergennes Blanc is a white Burgundy wine produced by Domaine Chanson Père et Fils, originating from the Aloxe-Corton area and classified as a Grand Cru. This single-parcel cuvée, made from 100% Chardonnay, comes from the Corton Vergennes climat. The Vergennes vineyard covers 0.6 hectares on a southeastern-facing ridge of the Corton hill, with clay and limestone soils. A rare expression of white Corton, rooted in a small, historic terroir of the Côte de Beaune.
La bouteille proposée
- Size
- Magnum (150cl)
- Label Condition
- Perfect
- Fill Level
- Perfect
- Capsule Condition
- Perfect
Identité du vin
- Couleur
- White
- Pays
- France
- Région
- Bourgogne
- Appellation
- Aloxe Corton
- Producteur / Domaine
- Domaine Chanson Père et Fils
- Parcelle / Cru
- Corton Vergennes [Rouge]
- Millésime
- 2004
Cépage et assemblage
- Grape Variety
- 100% Chardonnay
Domaine Chanson Père et Fils
Domaine Chanson Père et Fils is a Burgundian wine house and estate established in Beaune since 1750. Owned by the Bollinger Group since 1999, it cultivates 88 hectares spread across the Côte de Beaune and the Côte Chalonnaise, notably in Beaune, Pernand-Vergelesses, Savigny-lès-Beaune, Mercurey and Rully. The wines are matured at the Bastion de l’Oratoire, a former 15th-century defensive tower situated within the ramparts of Beaune.
- Owner
- Groupe Bollinger
- Maître de chais
- Lucy Auger
- Surface (ha)
- 88.00 ha
Histoire du domaine
The estate was founded in 1750 by Simon Verry in Beaune. In 1794, his widow acquired the Bastion de l’Oratoire, a 15th-century building which remains a site for ageing the estate’s wines. The Chanson family took over from the Verry family in 1847, under the leadership of Alexis Chanson. In 1900, the Clos des Fèves was awarded a gold medal at the Paris World’s Fair. The house’s wines have been sold on the American market since 1916. A modern winery was built in Savigny-lès-Beaune in 1972, then extended in 1980 and refurbished in 2009. In 1999, Philippe and François Marion-Chanson sold the estate to the Bollinger Group, which still owns it today. New plots were acquired in 2007, notably in Chassagne-Montrachet and Puligny-Montrachet. In 2023, the acquisition of Château d’Etroyes added 45 hectares in the Côte Chalonnaise, mainly in Mercurey and Rully, bringing the vineyard area to 88 hectares. The Côte de Beaune vineyard will be certified organic from the 2024 vintage onwards. Lucy Auger, who has been at the helm of the winery since 2020, is currently responsible for winemaking and ageing.
Corton Vergennes [Rouge]
Les Vergennes is a physically delimited climat of the Corton Grand Cru appellation, located in Ladoix-Serrigny and not in the commune of Aloxe-Corton. It occupies an irregular configuration comprising a mid-slope ridge or knoll, as an extension of Les Bressandes, between approximately 240 and 300 meters in altitude. Its dominant exposure is southeast, with local variations towards the east. The limestone and clay soils can be stony or marly depending on the position within the climat, while the mid-slope substrate includes Comblanchien limestone.
- Vineyard commune
- Ladoix-Serrigny
- Origin of the vineyard name
- The name refers to Count Charles Gravier de Vergennes, a former owner of the vineyard and Minister of Foreign Affairs under Louis XVI.
- Exposure
- Southeast, locally east
- Altitude
- 240–300 m
- Soil
- Limestone and clay soils, locally stony and marly
- Subsoil and geology
- Middle Jurassic Comblanchien limestone at mid-slope
Histoire de la parcelle
Les Vergennes was listed as a "Première Cuvée" in the 1860 wine classification for the arrondissement of Beaune. Its status within the Corton grand cru was confirmed by the AOC administration in 1942. A portion formerly planted with Pinot Noir was replanted with Chardonnay in the 1960s by Paul Chanson, who later bequeathed a plot to the Hospices de Beaune in 1974. Current product specifications recognize Les Vergennes as a climat that can complete the Corton name for red wines; the historical use of Corton-Vergennes for certain whites stems from a specific tolerance noted by professional sources.
