Domaine Arnoux-Lachaux – Bourgogne 2020 – Burgundy France

The only wine at Arnoux-Lachaux made from bought fruit — and the only one raised without any new oak. Charles Lachaux draws it from fifty- to sixty-year-old vines split between Chambolle-Musigny, Vosne-Romanée and Nuits-Saint-Georges, which is a startling pedigree for a bottle labelled simply Bourgogne.

🍷 At a Glance

• Grape: 100% Pinot Noir
• Appellation: Bourgogne
• Region: Côte de Nuits, Burgundy
• Vintage: 2020
• Producer: Domaine Arnoux-Lachaux
• Winemaker: Charles Lachaux
• Sources: Roughly half Chambolle-Musigny, a quarter Vosne-Romanée, a quarter Nuits-Saint-Georges; vines around 50–60 years old
• Vinification: Natural fermentation, no new oak on this cuvée, unfined and unfiltered
• Serving temperature: 15–17°C
• Style: Dry red wine

👃 Tasting Notes & Experience

• Color: Bright, light-to-medium ruby
• Nose: Red berries and florals, in the airy register Charles Lachaux has made his signature
• Palate: Pure and lifted, with no oak to hide behind
• Structure: Fine tannins, gentle extraction
• Finish: Fresh and persistent

Charles Lachaux has become one of the most closely watched growers in Burgundy, and his methods are genuinely unorthodox: vines left untrimmed through the season and only cut back very late, no tilling or mowing between the rows, increasing whole-cluster fermentation, and steadily less new oak and less extraction across the range. The Bourgogne is where you can see that thinking at its most unadorned — no wood, no makeup, just old vines from three of the Côte de Nuits' best villages.

❤️ Why We Love It

• Old-vine fruit from Chambolle, Vosne and Nuits under a humble appellation
• The clearest window into Charles Lachaux's low-intervention style
• A full twelve-bottle case, which almost never happens with this domaine

🍽️ Food Pairing Ideas

• Roast chicken and charcuterie
• Mushroom dishes and lentils
• Soft washed-rind cheeses

👤 Who This Wine Is For

✓ Anyone wanting a way into one of Burgundy's most sought-after domaines
✓ Drinkers who like their Pinot light-footed and unoaked
✕ Not ideal if you want richness and structure