his appelation is just to the north of Beaune situated at the foot of the Montagne de Corton. There are no less than 22 Grand Cru and 12 Premier Cru in Aloxe-Corton. The number of Grand Cru may appear to be on the high side as the wines can be quite tannic when young and thus difficult to appreciate. The best wines age well though and the tannic earthy slightly rustic character will melt away and the wines become smoother with a beautiful red berry flavour.
This weekend we tried a bottle of Aloxe Corton made by Domaine Gaston & Pierre Ravaut. Maybe not one of the best producer in Aloxe Corton, but this was a reasonable priced 2003 vintage wine (24€) with smooth medium full bodied long taste and a very nice bouquet of red berries. Very good indeed and absolutely worth buying again. The wine was very similar in style and colour (medium red colour) to some of the Beaune Premier Crus recently tasted.
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