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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
One of my favourite vineyards in Nuits-Saint-Georges is the Clos des Corvées Pagets - located south of Clos de Covées. Both these vineyards were formerly a part of Aux Corvées, an historic lieu-dit. The clos are only part of this terrific, larger vineyard from which domaines such as Arnoux-Lachaux …
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It's the dawn of new times in Burgundy, with changing distribution channels and various initiatives aimed at hindering secondary-market speculation in certain top Burgundies. Add to this the wish among many producers to serve the finished bottle to its actual clients, including importers, …
[Read more...] about Tasting the Arnoux-Lachaux 2020s From Bottle
In my opinion, the most dynamic vigneron in Burgundy currently is Charles Lachaux. In only a few years he has taken his estate, Domaine Arnoux-Lachaux, from being a relatively traditional setup to an ultra-dynamic, organic domaine. Charles' progress is seemingly unstoppable, as he is improving …
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I have followed Domaine Arnoux-Lachaux closely for the last five years, as it was clear to me that something exciting and potentially magical was happening there. Not surprisingly, this continued in the fantastic 2019 vintage, a year that produced the opportunity for winegrowers to shine and …
[Read more...] about Tasting the Bottled 2019s from Arnoux-Lachaux
Charles Lachaux of Vosne-Romanée's Domaine Arnoux-Lachaux is continuing to develop his viticulture. I have followed Lachaux's vineyard Les Procès in Nuits-Saint-Georges throughout this year, watching its development and his techniques as we move towards harvest. Now we have reached flowering in …
