Domaine Arnoux-Lachaux – Latricières-Chambertin Grand Cru 2013 – Burgundy France

The domaine's only Gevrey vineyard, a 0.53-hectare slice of Latricières-Chambertin bought in 2008, in the vintage growers call a pure terroir year. This is also the transitional moment at Arnoux-Lachaux — Charles Lachaux had started making the wines but had not yet taken over the vines.

🍷 At a Glance

• Grape: 100% Pinot Noir
• Appellation: Latricières-Chambertin Grand Cru, Gevrey-Chambertin
• Region: Côte de Nuits, Burgundy
• Vintage: 2013
• Producer: Domaine Arnoux-Lachaux
• Winemaking: Charles Lachaux, working alongside his father Pascal
• Holding: 0.53 hectares, acquired in 2008; part of the parcel is ploughed by horse
• Vinification: Natural fermentation, 14 months in barrel, unfined and unfiltered
• Serving temperature: 15–17°C
• Style: Dry red wine

👃 Tasting Notes & Experience

• Color: Bright, medium ruby
• Nose: Red fruit and florals over the earthy minerality of the Gevrey slope
• Palate: Juicy and silken, in the lighter register 2013 produced
• Structure: Fine tannins with bright, carrying acidity
• Finish: Long, fresh and mineral

2013 was an erratic season — cool, then hot with storms, then hail and heavy rain, then a dry late run — and picking was late off a small crop. Because nothing about it was excessive, growers came to describe it as the ultimate terroir vintage: no heat distortion, no dilution, just the site. Latricières, sitting immediately south of Le Chambertin, tends toward juiciness and silk rather than power, and that suits the year. This is also a fascinating bottle chronologically: Charles began making the wines in 2012 but only took the vineyards in 2015, so 2013 catches the domaine mid-transformation.

❤️ Why We Love It

• A Grand Cru from a domaine far better known for Vosne-Romanée
• A transparent vintage on a site that rewards transparency
• Two bottles, caught between two eras of the estate

🍽️ Food Pairing Ideas

• Roast game birds and venison
• Mushroom and truffle dishes
• Aged Comté

👤 Who This Wine Is For

✓ Drinkers who prize site transparency over vintage muscle
✓ Followers of Charles Lachaux tracing the arc of his early work
✕ Not ideal if you want a big, dense, powerful Gevrey