Bottle
750 ml
HK$30,000.00
4 in stock
Domaine Arnoux-Lachaux
Grand Cru (Burgundy 1935)
Côte de Nuits コート・ディー・ニッツ
Red
2016
Pinot Noir
Duck
State or Province
Bourgogne ブルゴーニュ / Burgundy バーガンディー
Region
Côte de Nuits コート・ディー・ニッツ
AOC (Appellation)
Vineyard
Latricières-Chambertin
Village
Gevrey-Chambertin
Conditions
Other offers
Vintage
Packing and size
Price
Order Qty.
2014
Bottle
(750 ml)
HK$7,000.00
2015
Bottle
(750 ml)
HK$12,000.00
2015
Pack of 6
(750 ml)
HK$68,400.00
2016
Pack of 6
(750 ml)
HK$171,000.00
professional wine critic
95+
The 2016 Latricières-Chambertin Grand Cru reveals exceptional potential and ranks as one of the most exciting wines Charles Lachaux has produced to date, wafting from the glass with aromas of wild berries, dark chocolate, grilled game bird, peony and mossy soil. On the palate, the wine is full-bodied, deep and multidimensional, with a dense, layered core, tangy balancing acids and a long, vibrant finish. It's currently quite reserved and will demand some patience. Thoughtful, intelligent and increasingly self-assured, Charles Lachaux seems to gain in authority each time I taste with him. We are exact contemporaries, so I look forward to following his evolution over many years to come, but what he has achieved in so short a time is already impressive. In the cuverie, wines that were once heavily extracted and lavishly oaked are now gently macerated, with significant percentages of whole clusters, and matured in mostly used barrels. In the vineyard, where Lachaux is frequently to be found—and as someone who drives along the Côte d'Or hundreds of times a year, I can attest to that first hand—the evolution has been just as dramatic. The vines canopies are now rolled, emulating the practice of Domaine Leroy, and a new parcel in Aux Reignots has been planted at a density of fully 20,000 vines per hectare. The guiding principle, if I have understood it correctly, is to achieve a concentration in the vineyard to permit the most gentle of extraction in the cuverie, the goal being, wines with mature, satiny tannins and ineffable natural harmony. Every vintage seems to bring Lachaux one step closer to realizing his objective, to paraphrase the words of his leading inspiration, Lalou Bize-Leroy, he might legitimately be content, albeit never satisfied, with the results of all his efforts. This is an immensely promising domaine, with one of the brightest futures ahead of any in Burgundy, and readers should start paying attention.
October, 2023
94
A cool, pure and airy nose of essence of wild red berries isn't as spicy but it's even more floral-inflected. The racy, intense and patently mineral-driven flavors are stony to the point that they are akin to rolling small pebbles around in your mouth, all wrapped in a balanced, youthfully austere and overtly saline finish. This is a classic Latricières of grace allied with a taut muscularity.
October, 2023
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