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| Community Tasting Notes (average 92.1 pts. and median of 92 pts. in 31 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by LTTC on 3/4/2024 & rated 90 points: (SYP) PNP
The nose drew you in with notes of sandal wood, red berries and powered milk. Smooth and weightless on the palate, with loads of red fruit. There was a touch of warmth and greenness, and the finish was minerally. Over the next few hours, it breathed to show toasted spice, herbs, earth and rose petals. Slight bitterness and unbalance to the finish. The first few glasses were better. (550 views) | | | Tasted by Bullethead on 10/18/2023 & rated 93 points: Perfumed and pronounced, better on the first night than the second. (964 views) | | | Tasted by Chris Davies on 8/21/2023 & rated 92 points: Expectations were high but this didn’t quite the reach the highs I was hoping for and it probably suffered a bit in comparison to the Jamet cote Brune.
The nose was wonderful and promised more than the palate delivered. It was a touch closed at first but did improve with air. The fruit was lovely and there were nice roasted coffee and pipe tobacco flavours with a cinnamon spiciness but I was hoping for a bit more concentration and elegance. Could be in a slightly closed phase. A treat to try though. 4+ (972 views) | | | Tasted by sung251 on 2/12/2023 & rated 93 points: To be honest first day it was good but nothing that really impressed me all that much. Drank about 1/3, stuck it in the fridge with cork and tried again 2nd day.
2nd day was just pure joy to drink. Came off with very classic chambolle notes of lacey red strawberries and seamless acidity and tannins. I feel the wine is a bit closed on day one so drink it over two days if possible. Prolly a great medium term ager wine. (1493 views) | | | Tasted by Hanibal on 9/29/2022 & rated 92 points: Wow young but so floral, crushed strawberries, significant follow through from start to finish. Special village (2401 views) | | | Tasted by EvoPeteMTL on 1/22/2022 & rated 92 points: Very light in color, which is telling me it's not that extracted. My second time with this producer, on the same wine and it did not deceive. Super floral, so great for the price. I get the hype now. (2935 views) | | | Tasted by Hanibal on 11/11/2021 & rated 92 points: The nose is very clean and pure. Compared to the bottle I tried 6 or 7 months ago this seemed like it is slightly shutting down. Needed a push to open up but seriously good wine for this level of appellation. At this point waiting on these a couple of years I think would be the best idea. (3214 views) | | | Tasted by Vas19 on 7/5/2021 & rated 92 points: A little bit of that iron fist in velvet glove going on here. Great complexity while still being light and elegant. Definitely upside from here. (2891 views) | | | Tasted by etyc on 3/11/2021: PnP'ed. This started off a tad clenched, but grew (and grew) with air... Oh man, this was an extremely pretty wine (reminded me of the '15 Bertheau CM). Attractive florals - violets, lilies, some spices/stems, followed by raspberries & a tinge of cherry-liqueur, all becoming more pronounced with air/time in the glass. High-toned with great lift & purity, this caressed with satiny (dark)red cherries coating the palate. A beautiful village which would most certainly improve with some cellar age! (3270 views) | | | Tasted by Hanibal on 3/5/2021 & rated 92 points: The purity of the fruit is great. Already super enjoyable but has lots of upside (3260 views) | | | Tasted by hprphf on 1/24/2021 & rated 92 points: Not bad, but this is very black-fruited, herbal and cool, very unlike Chambolle. Missing that red fruit/elegance expected. Is it like Leroy? Weight is certainly less. Palate keeps getting spicier and more complicated. 92-93 (2708 views) | | | Tasted by R.H. on 1/3/2021: plush and pure red fruit driven with a good spine. my first arnoux lachaux...excellent (2289 views) | | | Tasted by Bernt Olav on 12/22/2020 & rated 93 points: Nok en god flaske. Klar transparent rød farge. Kompleks, parfymert og relativt kraftig aroma med preg av bringebær, roser, nype, krydder og lakris. I munn er den medium fyldig, bra syre/tannin nivå som gir fin ryggrad. God lengde. Deilig åpen vin som jeg opplever at har lagt på litt vekt siden først flaske for ca. 8 måneder siden. Luftet i 1 time. (1928 views) | | | Tasted by yuti1225 on 12/7/2020 & rated 92 points: Lafon & Lachaux; 12/7/2020-12/8/2020: Very pure and elegant, with high-toned crushed cherry. Beautiful! (1824 views) | | | Tasted by Bernt Olav on 11/1/2020 & rated 93 points: Igjen en flott flaske, Deilig åpen Chambolle! Samme som forrige.. (1771 views) | | | Tasted by Jeongyahn on 8/22/2020 & rated 93 points: Very Sexy and Sensual!
Well-made as the Top Producer of Chambolle-Musigny
Excellent QPR
I want to drink once every two weeks. (1687 views) | | | Tasted by Bernt Olav on 7/19/2020 & rated 92 points: Samme som forrige 4/8/2020. Moden og drikkeklar. En av mine favoritter for tiden, koster drøye 800,- NKR, men i forhold til kvalitet så gir den god valuta i dagens Burgund marked. (1979 views) | | | Tasted by JOsgood on 7/1/2020: Quite nice and pretty. Solid village wine. (1975 views) | | | Tasted by the godfather on 6/29/2020: Good nose, drinking well. Whole cluster very apparent (1920 views) | | | Tasted by Jeongyahn on 6/25/2020 & rated 93 points: Ripe and Fresh Redberry, Raspberry
Stem and Mint (80% Whole Clusters)
Floral, Musk and Soft Spices
slightly Dark-side Chambolle
(north facing vineyard on the upper slope)
But Very Chambolle (Zen styled and Feminine)
Gorgeous Mid-palate, Detailed
Fine-beaded Mineral
Almost 1er cru Quality
Well Balanced and Long Finish
The Scent is a little Austere now,
(unlike well opened NSG village)
The Palate is very Delicious now.
Lachaux's 17 vintage is magic! (1569 views) | | | Tasted by lucaslabelle on 5/9/2020 & rated 91 points: Soft, silky and feminine Chanbolle Musigny. Excited to taste again in a few years. Cheers Charles! (1584 views) | | | Tasted by Alex G. on 5/9/2020: Served blind. Entirely too young to assess, and a bit of a rollercoaster ride in the glass. Both this and the Vosne-Romanee are not speaking to their appellations at this stage. (1754 views) | | | Tasted by Robert Pavlovich on 5/9/2020: Shows a good balance of feminine and masculine character, with ample but never heavy dark red fruit (cherry pits, dark cherry/raspberry), herbs, fine spice, and a nice mineral impression. Good medium acidity throughout, with nice medium tannin providing interest on the back, though not more than moderately powerful. Still, there is slightly more structure than is expected of Chambolle here (and I tend to think Chambolle’s rep isn’t fair), with a slightly darker fruit profile. Somewhere around the mid point of classic and modern, but good modern. A very nice and charming Chambolle, with enough intruige to make me want to revisit it. (2167 views) | | | Tasted by B Paul on 4/10/2020: Enjoyed over two evenings. A little oak/vanilla initially but disappears quickly. Pure red fruit that is powerful but not in the slightest bit heavy. Outstanding villages. Drink or hold. (1588 views) | | | Tasted by Bernt Olav on 4/8/2020 & rated 92 points: Lett "cloudy" dyp rød farge. Åpne og kompleks aroma med områdets klassiske parfymerte preg og elementer som roseblad, blomster, svakt søtlig krydder, røkelse, kirsebær og fiken. I munn har den mykt anslag og akkurat nok syre og tannin til å bære den ut i en lang avslutning. Oppleves som drikkeklar, men vil sikkert holde fint i 10 år til.
Unge vinbønder som sverger til 100% biodynamisk kultivering og stort fokus på kvalitet, dette gjenspeiler seg i sluttproduktet. (1607 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
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Vinous, Dance the Quickstep: Burgundy 2020 (Dec 2021) (12/1/2021)
(Domaine Arnoux-Lachaux Chambolle-Musigny Village Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Jasper Morris
Jasper Morris Inside Burgundy, Catching Up! (11/1/2021)
(Chambolle-Musigny, Domaine Arnoux-Lachaux, Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Julia Harding, MW
JancisRobinson.com (3/18/2019)
(Dom Arnoux-Lachaux Chambolle-Musigny Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Allen Meadows
Burghound, Jan-19, Issue #73
(Domaine Arnoux-Lachaux Chambolle-Musigny Villages Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Neal Martin
Vinous, 2017 Burgundy: A Modern Classic (Jan 2019) (1/1/2019)
(Domaine Arnoux-lachaux Chambolle-musigny Village Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Jasper Morris
Jasper Morris Inside Burgundy, 2017: The Vintage Report (Côte de Nuits) (11/1/2018)
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| Domaine Robert Arnoux / Arnoux-Lachaux Producer website
This 12 hecatre property is run by Pascal Lachaux who took over from his father-in-law, Robert Arnoux, in 1995.Although always good, the quality of this domaine's wines has soared during the last 8 years under Pascal's tenure. He has initiated a policy of no fining or filtering, and an organic and biodynamic approach (he racks when the moon's descending, weeds when it's rising).
These are concentrated, polished and highly sought-after wines. Pascal's success can be measured by the number of 4WD Audis parked outside the house
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Sandwiched between the vineyards of Vougeot and Nuits you might expect a vineyard to produce a rather rustic and concentrated wine, one to make the hairs on your chest curl - if you have them...
It's interesting then that this is the home of the most fabulously expensive pinot noir in the world, just occasionally the most fabulous tasting too, with, as Hugh Johnson observes; "reserves of flavour beyond imagination" this is, of-course, Vosne-Romanée.
Like several villages in the Côte d'Or, Vosne added a little cachet by appending the name of its most famous grand cru vineyard. The Imperial decree arrived on the 11th April 1866 and the village of Vosne-Romanée was born.
The AOC of Vosne-Romanée currently has in production an area of 156 hectares, 56 of which are 1er cru. The grand cru's of Vosne have their own AOC's covering an additional 26.8 hectares; the two largest, Romanée Saint-Vivant and Richebourg accounting for almost two thirds of that total. Then there are the 'jewels' of Vosne-Romanée; Romanée-Conti, La Romanée and La Tàche. Finally we shouldn't forget the fast improving La Grand Rue. Then there are the domaines...
Domaine Robert Arnoux:
Since 1858, five generations of Arnoux have been making wine in the Côte de Nuits. There is already a 6th generation waiting in the wings with the three sons of Pascal and Florence Lachaux. Pascal was working as a pharmacist specialising in homeopathy when he met Florence Arnoux, daughter of Robert; marriage and winemaking were soon to follow. Today Florence and Pascal are working hard to accommodate this sixth generation; it's hard to miss their large new cuverie sited behind the bright red restaurant La Toute Petite Auberge at the side of the RN74. Externally it's complete but it will require a few more weeks of internal work to be ready for vintage 2005.
The first vintage where Pascal was fully responsible for the winemaking was 1990. The domaine has since that time built a reputation for itself as a fine source of wines from Nuits, Vosne, Chambolle and a small parcel of Côte de Beaune - apart from a small plot of Aligoté all the wines are red. In-all, the domain exploits 14 hectares in 16 appellations, augmented most recently (2000) with parcels of Chambolle-Musigny villages and since the 2002 vintage a small negociant operation that's literally one or two barrels of each wine. The négociant wines offered for the 2003 vintage are a Chambolle 1er Fuées, a Gevrey 1er Lavaux-St-Jacques, Latricières and Griotte-Chambertin, Chambertin and Richebourg. Pascal says that it is for him a pleasure to have the opportunity to vinify other 'terroirs'. These vins de négoce are bought in as grapes or part finished wine and the elevage done in the cellars of the domaine just as the domaine wines. I actually found the 2003 Chambolle Fuées a little sweet, but it's impossible to make generalisations from one wine - particularly when we're discussing 2003.
Although Pascal works without insecticides and in a very organic way, he chooses to attach no 'labels' to the domaine - such as biodynamic or organic - he aims simply to make the best wine he can by spending ~70% of his time in the vineyard to achieve the best fruit possible; "without good grapes you can't make a good wine" he says.
Once the fruit leaves the vineyard it is 100% destemmed followed by a prefermentation maceration and a vinification of 15-22 days. Ten years ago the vinification was much faster and more 'stressful', today the wines show an extra roundness and more sophisticated tannins. Only natural yeasts are used, and the wines are aged for around 16 months in French oak - 100% new oak for the Grand Cru's, 40-60% for the 1ers and 30% villages. The villages wines from 2004 are currently maturing in the larger 600 litre 'demi-muids'. I would characterise the wines as clean, concentrated and well but not over oaked.
The 'flagship' wines from the domaine are their Vosne-Romanée 1er Les Suchots and their Grand Cru Romanée-Saint-Vivant, the Suchots in particular is held up to be the benchmark for the appellation. Prices for these two wines are high, indeed the Suchots' price-tag surpasses those of most Grand Crus. The parcel of Suchots is right at the top of the appellation in an area once described as 'Hautes-Suchots' whereas their Romanée Saint-Vivant parcel lies towards the bottom of the appellation and just across the road from La Grand Rue.
Pinot Noir Varietal character (Appellation America) | Varietal article (Wikipedia)
Pinot Noir is the Noble red grape of Burgundy, capable of ripening in a cooler climate, which Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot will not reliably do. It is unpredictable and difficult both to grow and to vinify, but results in some of the finest reds in the world. It is believed to have been selected from wild vines two thousand years ago. It is also used in the production of champagne. In fact, more Pinot Noir goes into Champagne than is used in all of the Cote d'Or! It is also grown in Alsace, Jura, Germany, the U.S., Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Romania, Switzerland, Austria, Croatia, Serbia, Italy, and so forth, with varying degrees of success.
Pinot Noir is one of the world's most prestigious grapes. It is very difficult to grow and thrives well in France, especially in Champagne and Burgundy. Pinot Noir thrives less in hot areas, is picky on soil, and deserves some oak storage.
Pinot Noir, or Blauburgunder / Spätburgunder in German, is a blue grapevine - and, as the German name suggests, the grape comes originally from Burgundy in France.
The grape, which thrives in calcareous soils, is used primarily for the production of red wine, and it is widely regarded as producing some of the best wines in the world. The wine style is often medium-bodied with high fruit acidity and soft tannins. It can be quite peculiar in fragrance and taste, and not least in structure - which may be why it is referred to as "The Grapes Ballerina".
Pinot Noir is also an important ingredient in sparkling wines, not least in champagne since it is fruity, has good acidity and contains relatively little tannins.
The grape is considered quite demanding to grow. The class itself consists of tightly packed grapes, which makes it more sensitive to rot and other diseases.
Pinot Noir changes quite easily and is genetically unstable. It buds and matures early which results in it often being well ripened. Climate is important for this type of grape. It likes best in cool climates - in warm climates the wines can be relaxed and slightly pickled.
In cooler climates, the wine can get a hint of cabbage and wet leaves, while in slightly warmer regions we often find notes of red berries (cherries, strawberries, raspberries, currants), roses and slightly green notes when the wine is young. With age, more complex aromas of forest floor, fungi and meat emerge.
In Germany, Switzerland, Austria and Hungary, it often produces light wines with less character. However, it has produced very good results in California, Oregon and New Zealand.
With its soft tannins and delicate aroma, it is excellent for white fish, chicken and light meat. For the stored wines you can serve small game. Classic duck breast is a matter of course, a Boeuf Burgundy and Pinot Noir are pure happiness.
Pinot Noir loses quality by over-harvesting.
Pinot Noir is prone to diseases, especially rot and mildew. Viruses cause major problems especially in Burgundy.
Pinot Noir are large round grapes with thin skins. Relatively high in alcohol content. Medium rich tannins and good with acid.
As a young person, Pinot Noir has a distinctly fruity character such as raspberries, cherries and strawberries.
A mature Pinot Noir, the taste is different. Cherry goes into plum and prune flavors. It smells of rotten leaves, coffee, moist forest floor and animal wine. This must be experienced.
In warm climates you find boiled plum, some rustic, little acid.
If the grapes are over-grown, the wine will be thin, with little color and flavor.France Vins de France (Office National Interprofessionnel des Vins ) | Pages Vins, Directory of French Winegrowers | French Wine (Wikipedia)
Wine Scholar Guild vintage ratings
2018 vintage: "marked by a wet spring, a superb summer and a good harvest"
2019 vintage reports
2021: "From a general standpoint, whether for white, rosé or red wines, 2021 is a year marked by quality in the Rhône Valley Vineyards. Structured, elegant, fresh and fruity will be the main keywords for this new vintage."
2022 harvest: idealwine.info | wine-searcher.comBurgundy Les vins de Bourgogne (Bureau interprofessionnel des vins de Bourgogne) (and in English)
Burgundy - The province of eastern France, famous for its red wines produced from Pinot Noir and its whites produced from Chardonnay. (Small of amounts of Gamay and Aligoté are still grown, although these have to be labeled differently.) The most famous part of the region is known as the Cote d'Or (the Golden Slope). It is divided into the Cote de Beaune, south of the town of Beaune (famous principally for its whites), and the Cote de Nuits, North of Beaune (home of the most famous reds). In addition, the Cote Chalonnaise and the Maconnais are important wine growing regions, although historically a clear level (or more) below the Cote d'Or. Also included by some are the regions of Chablis and Auxerrois, farther north.
Burgundy Report | Les Grands Jours de Bourgogne - na stejné téma od Heleny Baker
# 2013 Vintage Notes:
* "2013 is a vintage that 20 years ago would have been a disaster." - Will Lyons
* "low yields and highly variable reds, much better whites." - Bill Nanson
* "Virtually all wines were chaptalised, with a bit of sugar added before fermentation to increase the final alcohol level." - Jancis Robinson
# 2014 Vintage Notes:
"We have not had such splendid harvest weather for many years. This will ensure high quality (fragrant, classy and succulent are words already being used) across the board, up and down the hierarchy and well as consistently from south to north geographically apart from those vineyards ravaged by the hail at the end of June." - Clive Coates
# 2015 Vintage Notes:
"Low yields and warm weather allowed for ample ripeness, small berries and an early harvest. Quality is looking extremely fine, with some people whispering comparisons with the outstanding 2005 vintage. Acid levels in individual wines may be crucial." - Jancis Robinson
# 2017 Vintage Notes:
"Chablis suffered greatly from frost in 2017, resulting in very reduced volumes. As ever, the irony seems to be that what remains is very good quality, as it is in the Côte d’Or. Cooler nights across the region have resulted in higher-than-usual acidity, with good conditions throughout the harvest season allowing for ripe, healthy fruit." - Jancis Robinson
# 2018 Vintage Notes:
"The most successful region for red Burgundy in 2018 was the Côte de Beaune. The weather was ideal in this area, with just enough sunlight and rain to produce perfectly balanced wines naturally." - Vinfolio
Côte de Nuits on weinlagen.infoChambolle-MusignyChambolle-Musigny is one of the smallest appellations of the Côte de Nuits, although given the tiny, fragmented nature of Burgundy vineyards, it manages to fit two exceptional Grand Crus (Bonnes Mares and Le Musigny) and a couple of dozen Premieres Crus. These wines are known for delicacy and tend to be light in body, but concentrated and with fragrant bouquets. The critic Robert M. Parker Jr. quotes French poet Gaston Roupnel as likening the region's wines to "silk and lace." |
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