Domaine Tollot-Beaut Aloxe-Corton Les Vercots

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Aloxe-Corton Les Vercots 1er Cru bottle image

Wine Description

The Tollot family represents a long lineage of winegrowers dating back to the late 1880s when François Tollot began planting vineyards in Chorey-lès-Beaune. Today, cousins Nathalie, Jean-Paul, and Olivier Tollot are in charge. The wines of Tollot-Beaut are well-known for their serious but pleasing style across a range of appellations from Bourgogne to Grand Cru.

Chorey-lès-Beaune lies on the plains below the Cote d'Or escarpment with 336 acres almost exclusively planted with Pinot Noir. Initially, the Tollot family owned vines only in Chorey, but successive generations made small acquisitions in Savigny-lès-Beaune, Aloxe-Corton, and Beaune for a current total of 60 acres.

Aloxe-Corton Les Vercots 1er Cru is a special wine for Tollot-Beaut. Through 2012, this wine was produced from 50% old vines with some of the plantings dating to before WWII. Les Vercots is now produced from a ten-year-old sélection massale on deep soil with a high limestone content. The climat sits mid-slope on the Corton hill and faces due south.

“Delicate aromas of cherry bramble, vanilla, savory mint and wild thyme in this wine. The palate is austere with rustic tannins, supporting notes of black cherries, black pepper, and baking spice. This should make for a wonderful pairing with roasted Brussel sprouts with shredded Parmesan cheese.” — Wine Enthusiast, Dec 2023

"The 2020 Aloxe-Corton Les Vercots 1er Cru is tangibly cut from a different cloth on the nose compared to the Village Cru: much darker fruit, a subtle marine influence at play, an almost pastille-like quality. The palate is medium-bodied with sinewy tannins on the entry that frame the cranberry and strawberry fruit laced with white pepper. There is a little oak to be assimilated on the finish, but I can see this giving 15-20 years of drinking pleasure."
— Vinous, Dec 2021

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Soil composition

Calcareous

Bottles produced of this wine:

3,900

Varietal composition:

100% Pinot Noir

Fining agent:

None

Type of aging container:

Pièce

Size of aging container:

228 liters

Type of oak:

French

Length of aging before bottling:

18 months

Age of Aging Container:

50% new

Total SO2

pH level:

3.32

Acidity:

6.1 g/L

Alcohol:

15 %

Dry extract:

29.4 g/L

Total SO2

Residual sugar:

<2 g/L

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