Domain Arlaud Pere et Fils Morey Saint Denis Aux Cheseaux 2002
The 2002 Domaine Arlaud Père et Fils Morey-Saint-Denis 1er Cru Aux Cheseaux is a red Burgundy made 100% from Pinot Noir in the Morey-Saint-Denis appellation. This cuvée comes from the Aux Cheseaux climat, a premier cru located in Morey-Saint-Denis. The estate farms a 0.71-hectare parcel here on clay-limestone soils marked by the presence of marl and white stones.
Identité du vin
- Couleur
- Red
- Pays
- France
- Région
- Bourgogne
- Appellation
- Morey Saint Denis
- Producteur / Domaine
- Domaine Arlaud Père et Fils
- Parcelle / Cru
- Aux Cheseaux
Cépage et assemblage
- Grape Variety
- 100% Pinot Noir
Domaine Arlaud Père et Fils
Domaine Arlaud Père et Fils is a family-run estate based in Morey-Saint-Denis, in the heart of the Côte de Nuits. It cultivates 17 hectares spread across 19 appellations, including the grands crus Clos de la Roche, Clos Saint-Denis, Charmes-Chambertin and Bonnes-Mares. The vineyard is managed using organic farming methods and has been Biodyvin biodynamic-certified since 2014.
- Owner
- Famille Arlaud
- Maître de chais
- Cyprien Arlaud
- Surface (ha)
- 17.00 ha
- Production (average bottles per vintage)
- 60 000 bouteilles/an
Histoire du domaine
Domaine Arlaud traces its origins to 1942, when Renée Amiot, from Burgundy, married Joseph Arlaud, originally from Ardèche. Vines formed part of their wedding trousseau, and Joseph Arlaud gradually expanded the vineyard from 1949 onwards. In 1966, the couple acquired a historic 14th-century cellar in Nuits-Saint-Georges, intended for ageing the wines; it has featured on the estate’s labels ever since. Hervé Arlaud succeeded his father in 1983 and expanded the vineyard with his wife Brigitte. Their children Cyprien, Romain and Bertille subsequently joined the business, with the family working together from 2004 to 2012. A new winery, designed to operate using gravity, was built in 2003 in Morey-Saint-Denis. In 2004, the entire vineyard under cultivation at the time was converted to organic farming, and horse-drawn ploughing was introduced on some of the plots. Organic certification was obtained in 2010. Cyprien Arlaud began the transition to biodynamic farming in 2009; in 2014, the estate became the first in Morey-Saint-Denis to be certified by Biodyvin. Since 2013, Cyprien Arlaud has been solely responsible for managing the family estate and overseeing the winemaking process.
Aux Cheseaux
Aux Cheseaux is a Premier Cru climat of the AOC Morey-Saint-Denis, located in the northern part of the vineyard area, near the border with Gevrey-Chambertin. The classified section occupies the upper part of the lieu-dit, on a gentle to moderate east-facing slope. The terroir features clay-limestone soils blending marls and white limestone pebbles, over a geological context dominated by Comblanchien limestone.
- Vineyard commune
- Morey-Saint-Denis
- Origin of the vineyard name
- The name "Cheseaux" is derived from Late Latin casa, casale, or casalis, designating a house or a site suitable for construction. A local interpretation more specifically associates it with ancient ruins of which the stones remained.
- Exposure
- east
- Slope
- gentle to moderate
- Soil
- clay-limestone soils, with clay-limestone marls and white limestone pebbles
- Subsoil and geology
- Comblanchien limestone; weathering of the bedrock producing a mixture of clay-limestone marls and white pebbles
Le domaine dans cette parcelle
- Estate holding in the vineyard (ha)
- 0.710000 ha
- Indicative vine age
- 30 years old according to a professional fact sheet published in 2018, without extrapolation to the current age.
Histoire de la parcelle
The Morey-Saint-Denis appellation was established on December 8, 1936. Current specifications and institutional references recognize Aux Cheseaux among the twenty Premier Cru climats of Morey-Saint-Denis. No ancient history specific to this climat, distinct from the general history of the Morey-Saint-Denis vineyard, has been established with sufficient precision in the sources consulted.
