out of the village to the north, while the last one can be found on the opposite side of Aloxe-Corton.

Today the Château Corton Grancey is owned by Louis Latour. It was originally built in 1749 by Charles Antoine Gabriel Lebault, president of the Parliament of Burgundy and seigneur of Pichanges, just north of Dijon. After his death on November 15, 1774 the chateau was passed on to his daughter Claudine Geneviève Lebault, who married Joseph-Gabriel de Cordoue-Descordes, seigneur of Auras among other places. Their son, Joseph-Gabriel de Cordoue-Descordes, born in Aloxe-Corton on September 17, 1778 inherited what his grandfather had built. In 1834 he had a cuverie and cellars built nearby, just below Les Perrières. After his death on October 26, 1857 the estate was taken over bythe adjoining shop, is open from April 1st until the third weekend of November.

Aloxe-Corton is tightly surrounded by vines, so tightly that the possibilities to build new houses are long gone. Unless you rip up some vines, that is. But I guess that this is not an option in this part of the world. There are even vines inside the village – the premier cru of Clos du Chapître. Right behind the village is the Corton hill with its characteristic forest, Bois de Corton, at the top. The commune covers a total of 263 hectares. 245 of these are planted with vines.

From the Ladoix end, via Aloxe-Corton, to the Pernand end almost three quarters around the Corton hill is covered with vines. The middle and upper parts are