Domain Ludovic Belin Corton Grand Cru Vieilles Vignes 2014
The 2014 Domaine Ludovic Belin Corton Grand Cru Vieilles Vignes is a red Burgundy wine produced in Aloxe-Corton by Ludovic Belin. Made exclusively from Pinot Noir, it comes from the Corton parcel and bears the Vieilles Vignes designation. Classified as a Burgundy Grand Cru, this wine is part of the Corton appellation, the only red Grand Cru of the Côte de Beaune.
The bottle offered
- Size
- Bottle (75cl)
- Packaging
- Loose
- Label Condition
- Perfect
- Fill Level
- Perfect
- Capsule Condition
- Perfect
Wine details
- Couleur
- Red
- Pays
- France
- Région
- Bourgogne
- Appellation
- Aloxe Corton
- Producteur / Domaine
- Domaine Ludovic Belin
- Parcelle / Cru
- Corton [Rouge]
- Millésime
- 2014
Cépage et assemblage
- Grape Variety
- 100% Pinot Noir
Domaine Ludovic Belin
The Ludovic Belin estate is a family-run vineyard based in Pernand-Vergelesses, in the Côte de Beaune. Founded by Ludovic Belin, it cultivates 5 hectares spread across Pernand-Vergelesses, Chorey-lès-Beaune, Aloxe-Corton and Savigny-lès-Beaune. The estate produces white, red and sparkling wines, notably from the Corton mountain appellations.
- Owner
- Ludovic Belin
- Maître de chais
- Ludovic Belin
- Surface (ha)
- 5.00 ha
Histoire du domaine
Born into a family of winegrowers, Ludovic Belin worked at several estates in France, then in Oregon and South Africa. He established his own estate in Pernand-Vergelesses in 1997 using vines belonging to his mother, Marie-Thérèse Belin Rapet. The initial area covered eight ‘ouvrées’, or 3,424 m², yielding a production of barely 2,000 bottles. Through grubbing-up and replanting, the estate subsequently expanded to 5 hectares. Its plots are spread across the communes of Pernand-Vergelesses, Chorey-lès-Beaune, Aloxe-Corton and Savigny-lès-Beaune. Ludovic Belin is the manager of the company bearing his name and is directly responsible for the estate’s viticultural activities and winemaking. A wine merchanting business, listed in the Guide Hachette des Vins since 2004, has historically complemented the production from the estate’s vineyards.
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.
