Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru Les Suchots Arnoux-Lachaux (Domaine) 2016
Vosne-Romanée Premier Cru AOC
13%
1.5L
Intensity
What makes this wine special?
A very fine wine from a top quality terroir. Charming and elegant with a superb silky texture.
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Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru Les Suchots Arnoux-Lachaux (Domaine) 2016
The wine
This cuvée is produced on a parcel encircled by Romanée Saint-Vivant and le Richebourg to the south and les Echézeaux to the north. The vines are approximately 70 years old. The fermentation process is traditional with low intervention and barrels (70% new) used for élevage. This wine has floral aromas on the nose with notes of clove and spice and the palate has a distinctive silky and rounded quality.
Domaine Arnoux-Lachaux, located in Vosne-Romanée, was founded in 1858 and has remained in the same family for five generations. Florence and Pascal Lachaux led the estate from 1995, succeeded by their son Charles Lachaux, who currently represents the sixth generation. The vineyard covers just under 15 hectares across fifteen appellations including Vosne-Romanée, Clos-de-Vougeot, Nuits-Saint-Georges, Chambolle-Musigny, Echezaux, Romanée-Saint-Vivant and more.
Since arriving at the estate in 2011, Charles Lachaux has profoundly reshaped both viticulture and winemaking practices. Now certified biodynamic, the vineyard has seen the introduction of eco-grazing and permanent grass covers, alongside a move to higher trellising training and gobelet method pruning; ploughing was abandoned in 2020, and fermentations are carried out entirely with whole bunches. Some plots were recently replanted at very high density. The trade-off to all these changes materialises in extremely low yields, but the leap in quality is absolutely undeniable. In the cellar, the winemaker has adopted a resolutely low-intervention approach, macerations are short, extraction is notably gentle and the proportion of new oak has been sharply reduced. Since 2022, the wines have been aged exclusively in sandstone vessels, with no oak influence.
The estate’s wines have been in high demand for a couple of years, prized for their finesse, remarkable substance and distinctive, infused style. A benchmark estate in the Côte de Nuits.
Detailed characteristics
- Quantity:
- 2 bottles
- Level:
- 2 Normal
- Observation:
- 2 Marginally marked labels
- Origin:
- private individual
- Type of cellar:
- underground, natural cellar
- Recoverable VAT:
- no
- Wooden case:
- no
- Local excise duty seal:
- yes
- Alcohol percentage:
- 13 %
- Region:
- Burgundy
- Appellation:
- Vosne-Romanée
- Classification:
- Premier Cru
- Owner:
- Arnoux-Lachaux (Domaine)
- Vintage:
- 2016
- Colour:
- red
- Service temperature:
- 16°
- Viticulture:
- biodynamic More information....
- Intensity:
- smooth
- Leading aroma:
- red fruit
- Tasting occasion:
- food-friendly wine
- Grape variety:
- Pinot Noir
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