Nuits-Saint-Georges Arnoux-Lachaux (Domaine) 2020
Nuits-Saint-Georges AOC
13%
0.75L
Intensity
What makes this wine special?
This Nuits-Saint-Georges is produced from old vines and has very appealing cherry aromas and a full, delicious palate. Enjoy with a good cut of red meat or game in sauce.
More info
Lot presentation
Nuits-Saint-Georges Arnoux-Lachaux (Domaine) 2020
The wine
Produced from a parcel of 60-old-vines, this cuvée is matured oak casks (30% new). When tasting, it offers up cherry aromas; it is well-rounded, gourmand and generous on the palate. Taste with red meat or game.
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:
- 1 bottle
- Level:
- 1 Normal
- Observations:
- 1 Slightly marked label, 1 Slightly stained label, 1 Slightly dirty label, 1 Marginally damaged label
- 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:
- Nuits-Saint-Georges
- Owner:
- Arnoux-Lachaux (Domaine)
- Vintage:
- 2020
- Colour:
- red
- Service temperature:
- 16°
- Viticulture:
- biodynamic More information....
- Intensity:
- classic
- Leading aroma:
- red fruit
- Tasting occasion:
- food-friendly wine
- Grape variety:
- Pinot Noir
Digital technologies (RFID, NFC, QR code, smart label,…)
Some bottles may carry a digital technology / sticker / barcode applied by the producer or a third party, which sometimes is not visible. iDealwine and IWA (the licensed operator of auction sales) do not look for, test or describe these digital additions, whose ability to work depends on third parties and may be affected by the age of the bottles and their storage conditions. This type of digital technology is not included in the lot’s guaranteed characteristics. This includes their presence, their functionality, or any information or services to which they give access. The licensed operator of auction sales fully guarantees the wines' authenticity and that they match their description, regardless of any digital technology added to the bottle.
Find out moreSimilar lots
You might also like...
to statistics for over
150,000 price estimates