Domain Arnoux Lachaux Vosne Romanee Les Chaumes 2018
The 2018 Domaine Arnoux Lachaux Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru Les Chaumes is a red Burgundy wine made from 100% Pinot Noir, produced on the Les Chaumes climat in the Vosne-Romanée appellation. The Wine Advocate awards it 93/100 and recommends a drinking window from 2023 to 2045; Jancis Robinson rates it 17.5/20, to be enjoyed between 2023 and 2033. Critics describe a deep and expressive wine with red and darker fruits, supported by fine, silky tannins, a delicate texture, and a long, precise finish.
La bouteille proposée
- Size
- Bottle (75cl)
- Packaging
- Loose
- Label Condition
- Perfect
- Fill Level
- Perfect
- Capsule Condition
- Perfect
Identité du vin
- Couleur
- Red
- Pays
- France
- Région
- Bourgogne
- Appellation
- Vosne Romanée
- Producteur / Domaine
- Domaine Arnoux Lachaux
- Parcelle / Cru
- Les Chaumes (Vosne Romanée)
- Millésime
- 2018
Cépage et assemblage
- Grape Variety
- 100% Pinot Noir
Domaine Arnoux Lachaux
Domaine Arnoux-Lachaux is a 14-hectare family-run estate based in Vosne-Romanée, in the Côte de Nuits. Founded in 1858, it is now run by Florence Arnoux-Lachaux, alongside her son Charles Lachaux, who is responsible for the vineyards and winemaking. The vineyard is managed using regenerative and biodynamic farming practices.
- Owner
- Florence Arnoux-Lachaux
- Maître de chais
- Charles Lachaux
- Surface (ha)
- 14.00 ha
- Production (average bottles per vintage)
- 40 000 bouteilles/an
Histoire du domaine
The estate was founded in Vosne-Romanée in 1858, following the union of the Arnoux and Salbreux winegrowing families. It subsequently took the name Domaine Robert Arnoux when Robert Arnoux took over the estate in 1957 following the death of his father, Charles Arnoux. Robert Arnoux developed the estate’s in-house bottling operations from the late 1950s and early 1960s onwards. Following his death in February 1995, his daughter Florence Arnoux and her husband Pascal Lachaux continued to run the estate. The estate took the name Domaine Arnoux-Lachaux from the 2007 vintage onwards. Charles Lachaux joined the family business in 2011 and has been in charge of winemaking since the 2012 vintage. Under his leadership, the estate has adopted practices including biodynamics, eco-grazing, goblet pruning, higher trellising and the cessation of leaf removal. Since 2012, winemaking has been carried out using whole bunches, with short vatting periods and minimal intervention. From the 2022 harvest onwards, the estate has replaced oak barrels with stoneware vessels for ageing.
Les Chaumes (Vosne Romanée)
Les Chaumes is a Premier Cru classified climat of the Vosne-Romanée appellation, located south of the village, below Aux Malconsorts and above Clos des Réas. Sources specifically dedicated to the climat indicate an eastern exposure and an altitude of around 250 meters. The soils are described as moderately deep, fairly stony, and composed of marly-limestone materials. The specifications more generally describe the Vosne-Romanée sector as a gently sloping hillside, with soils resulting from the erosion of Jurassic limestones and, at the foot of the slope, Tertiary conglomerates.
- Vineyard commune
- Vosne-Romanée
- Origin of the vineyard name
- The name "Chaumes" is thought to designate land once left fallow, a meaning locally close to the term "charmes".
- Exposure
- East
- Altitude
- 250 m
- Soil
- Moderately deep and fairly stony soils
- Subsoil and geology
- Marly limestone
Le domaine dans cette parcelle
- Estate holding in the vineyard (ha)
- 0.900000 ha
- Vineyard holding status
- owner
- Indicative vine age
- Vines planted in the 1960s and 1970s.
Histoire de la parcelle
Les Chaumes is among the climats of Vosne-Romanée officially granted the right to the "premier cru" designation. This collective recognition of the appellation's premiers crus dates back to 1943 and is based on the classification of Côte crus established in 1860. No older autonomous history specific to this climat was found in the institutional sources consulted.
