Ladoix wine

Ladoix wine is produced in the commune of Ladoix-Serrigny in Côte de Beaune of Burgundy, France. The Appellation d'origine contrôlée (AOC) Ladoix may be used for red and white wine with respectively Pinot noir and Chardonnay as the main grape variety. The production consists of around three-quarter red wine, and around one-quarter white wine. The northeastern part of the Corton hill is located in the commune of Ladoix-Serrigny, including vineyards of two of the three Grand Cru AOCs of the hill, Corton and Corton-Charlemagne. Some of the Premier Cru vineyards of Ladoix-Serrigny are part of the Aloxe-Corton AOC of the neighbouring village rather than of Ladoix AOC, and vinified and sold as Aloxe-Corton Premier Cru.[1]

A vineyard in Ladoix-Serrigny

The AOC designation Ladoix-Serrigny can also be seen used in some instances, although this is not explicitly covered by the appellation regulations.[2][3]

In 2008, there was 94 hectares (230 acres) of vineyard surface in production for Ladoix wine at village and Premier Cru level, and 4,063 hectoliter of wine was produced, of which 3,021 hectoliter red wine and 1,042 hectoliter white wine.[2] Some 80.05 hectares (197.8 acres) of this area was used for the red wines in 2007.[4] The total amount produced corresponds to close to 550,000 bottles, of which just over 400,000 bottles of red wine, and closer to 150,000 bottles of white wine.

For white wines, the AOC regulations allow both Chardonnay and Pinot blanc to be used, but most wines are 100% Chardonnay. The AOC regulations also allow up to 15 per cent total of Chardonnay, Pinot blanc and Pinot gris as accessory grapes in the red wines,[3] but this not very often practiced. The allowed base yield is 40 hectoliter per hectare of red wine and 45 hectoliter per hectare for white wine. The grapes must reach a maturity of at least 10.5 per cent potential alcohol for village-level red wine, 11.0 per cent for village-level white wine and Premier Cru red wine, and 11.5 per cent for Premier Cru white wine.