Maison Pierre André Corton Charlemagne 2002 Bottle (75cl)
The 2002 Maison Pierre André Corton Charlemagne is a Burgundy white wine produced in Aloxe-Corton by Maison Pierre André. Classified as a Burgundy Grand Cru, it comes from the Corton Charlemagne parcel and is made exclusively from Chardonnay. This 2002 vintage thus combines the identity of a great white Burgundy with the estate's historical roots on the Corton hill.
La bouteille proposée
- Size
- Bottle (75cl)
- Packaging
- Loose
- Label Condition
- Perfect
- Fill Level
- Perfect
- Capsule Condition
- Perfect
Identité du vin
- Couleur
- White
- Pays
- France
- Région
- Bourgogne
- Appellation
- Aloxe Corton
- Producteur / Domaine
- Maison Pierre André
- Parcelle / Cru
- Corton Charlemagne (Aloxe Corton)
- Millésime
- 2002
Cépage et assemblage
- Grape Variety
- 100% Chardonnay
Maison Pierre André
Maison Pierre André is a Burgundian wine merchant house founded in 1923 and historically associated with Château d'Aloxe-Corton, nicknamed the "Château jaune". Now integrated into Les Grands Chais de France and operated within the Maison François Martenot portfolio, it markets a wide range of Burgundian appellations, from regional wines to grands crus. Baptiste Corrot is its lead oenologist.
- Owner
- Groupe Les Grands Chais de France, propriété de la famille Helfrich
- Maître de chais
- Baptiste Corrot
Histoire du domaine
Pierre André, a veteran, founded his wine merchant company in Paris in 1923. In 1927, he acquired Château d'Aloxe-Corton, recognizable by its glazed tile roof, and established it as the iconic headquarters of his Burgundian house. He then developed his sales to the restaurant industry and in 1938 purchased a Parisian establishment to showcase his wines. Upon his death in 1972, his winegrowing and commercial activities passed to his son-in-law Gabriel Liogier. The latter sold them in 2002 to the Ballande group. The house and its brands were taken over by Béjot Vins & Terroirs in 2014, while the château and its vineyard were subsequently acquired separately by the Frey family. In 2016, the buyout of Béjot by Les Grands Chais de France brought the Pierre André brand into the portfolio of the Helfrich family group. It is now presented by Maison François Martenot as a merchant house committed to the appellations of Burgundy. No vineyard area or annual production specific solely to the Pierre André brand is published in a sufficiently verifiable manner.
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.
