Domaine Faiveley Clos des Cortons 2012 Bouteille (75cl)
The 2012 Domaine Faiveley Clos des Cortons is a red Burgundy wine from the Aloxe-Corton appellation, classified as a Grand Cru de Bourgogne. Made from 100% Pinot Noir, it comes from the Corton parcel. Clos des Cortons Faiveley has been a family monopoly since 1874, covering 2.76 hectares. Its terroir combines limestone, marl, clay, and ferruginous oolites. The estate describes a red wine with ripe, spiced red fruit notes, balancing suppleness and density with a persistent finish.
La bouteille proposée
- Size
- Bottle (75cl)
- Packaging
- Loose
- Label Condition
- Perfect
- Fill Level
- Perfect
- Capsule Condition
- Perfect
Identité du vin
- Couleur
- Red
- Pays
- France
- Région
- Bourgogne
- Appellation
- Aloxe Corton
- Producteur / Domaine
- Domaine Faiveley
- Parcelle / Cru
- Corton [Rouge]
- Millésime
- 2012
Cépage et assemblage
- Grape Variety
- 100% Pinot Noir
Domaine Faiveley
Domaine Faiveley is a family-run estate established in Nuits-Saint-Georges since 1825. Run by Eve and Erwan Faiveley, representatives of the seventh generation, it cultivates over 120 hectares spread across the Côte de Nuits, the Côte de Beaune and the Côte Chalonnaise. Its vineyards include, in particular, plots classified as grands crus and premiers crus, as well as several monopoles.
- Owner
- Famille Faiveley
- Maître de chais
- Jérôme Flous
- Surface (ha)
- 120.00 ha
Histoire du domaine
Domaine Faiveley was founded in Nuits-Saint-Georges in 1825 by Pierre Faiveley, initially as a wine merchant’s firm. The family then gradually developed its own vineyard; in 1834, they acquired, notably, 1.5 hectares in the Porrets-Saint-Georges vineyard, now classified as a Nuits-Saint-Georges Premier Cru. Over the generations, the estate expanded its holdings in the Côte de Nuits, the Côte de Beaune and the Côte Chalonnaise. In 1934, Georges Faiveley and Camille Rodier founded the Confrérie des Chevaliers du Tastevin, against the backdrop of the wine industry crisis of the 1930s. Erwan Faiveley took over the management of the family estate in 2005, at the age of 25. Jérôme Flous joined the estate in 2007, taking charge of technical management and winemaking. Eve Faiveley joined her brother at the estate in 2014; together they represent the seventh generation of the family. The winemaking facilities in Mercurey and then in Nuits-Saint-Georges were renovated during the 2010s. The estate began converting its vineyards to organic farming in July 2022 and obtained organic certification in July 2025.
Corton [Rouge]
Corton is both a Grand Cru appellation and a physically delimited terroir on the slopes of the Montagne de Corton, in the north of the Côte de Beaune. It does not constitute a single climat: red Corton can be followed by the name of one of the 24 climats authorized by the product specification. The plots are staggered across several slopes, with exposures ranging from east to south and then west, which explains a significant diversity of soils and characters. The area of 87.04 ha corresponds to the surface area in production declared as red in 2022, and not to the area of a single cadastral climat.
- Vineyard commune
- Aloxe-Corton, Ladoix-Serrigny et Pernand-Vergelesses
- Exposure
- from east to south, then west
- Altitude
- 240–350 m
- Slope
- variable; often steep in the upper half of the slope
- Soil
- Shallow and well-draining soils, rich in clay, sometimes very stony at the bottom of the slope; silty soils, low in fertility and sensitive to erosion higher up.
- Subsoil and geology
- Jurassic sedimentary formations: Dalle nacrée limestones and colluvium in the lower part, then clayey limestones and Upper Jurassic marls rich in silica, with chert, fine sands and silts; summit cornice of hard limestone.
Histoire de la parcelle
The presence of vines on the Montagne de Corton is attested as early as the early Middle Ages, notably through the donation of vineyards made in 775 by Charlemagne to the collegiate church of Saulieu. In the 12th century, the Abbey of Cîteaux owned an estate in Aloxe comprising vineyards in Clos de Courthon, while the Dukes of Burgundy held the future Clos du Roi. In 1855, Jules Lavalle classified Corton among the "out-of-line wines"; the commune of Aloxe added the name of the cru to its own in 1862. The Corton appellation d'origine contrôlée was recognized on July 31, 1937, and its parcel area was notably approved by the INAO on September 20, 1984.
