The appellation was recognised on 31 July 1937 and extended to the neighbouring communes in 1942. It covers 71 hectares and 43 ares, of which 52.7 were in production in 2023, for 2,694 hectolitres at 51 hectolitres per hectare. The vines sit between 280 and 330 metres on slopes of 20 to 23 percent, facing south and west, on yellowish, ochre and brown marls rich in clay with banks of limestone. Corton comes from curtis Othonis, the domain of Otto; Charlemagne gave vines on the hill to the church of Saulieu in 775, and the white cru keeps his name.

The wine is very rich and concentrated, balanced, opulent and round, with buttered notes and aromas of citrus, pineapple and lime blossom; it is fermented and aged in barrel with regular stirring of the lees. Below it, the same hill makes red Corton. Among the estates with a page here, Domaine Ponsot and Domaine Dugat-Py both make a Corton-Charlemagne alongside their Côte de Nuits wines.

The wines above are the Corton-Charlemagne wines in the cellar. See also Meursault, Montrachet, the other grands crus of Burgundy or our white wines.