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Arnoux-Lachaux Bourgogne Pinot Fin 2018

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Arnoux-Lachaux Bourgogne Pinot Fin 2018
Producer Domaine Arnoux-Lachaux
Region, Country Bourgogne, France
Bottle Size 750ml
Product Code 18871-750

Thanks to the quality of terroirs, the plant material and the farming practices involved, this wine has long been one of the very finest examples of the Bourgogne AOC. It comes from seven parcels of Pinot Fin (the revered Pinot cultivar), including one parcel planted in 1959 at Prémeaux, in Nuits-Saint-Georges. This vineyard perennially suffers from millerandage (resulting in tiny berries and bunches) and thus generates very low yields of rich, concentrated juice. Due to localized hail damage in Prémeaux in 2018, approximately half of this vintage is from Chambolle-Musigny and a quarter from each Vosne-Romanée and Nuits-Saint-Georges. Cropped at a modest 32 hectolitres per hectare, this is Lachaux's highest-yielding cuvée from 2018. It was vinified with 100% whole bunches and 15% new oak. It’s a striking, textural and layered red Burgundy that bats well above its level!

Arnoux-Lachaux Bourgogne Pinot Fin 2018

Reviews

“Aromas of plums and wild berries mingle with hints of raw cocoa and spices, introducing the 2018 Bourgogne Pinot Fin, a medium to full-bodied, charming and enveloping wine, its fleshy core of fruit framed by powdery, melting tannins.”
89 points, William Kelley, The Wine Advocate
“Outstanding. Top Value. A super-fresh and bright nose features notes of airy red berry fruit that is laced with subtle earth and forest floor nuances. The mid-palate texture is more elegant than is typical for the genre and while there is a trace of backend rusticity, overall I would describe this as a relatively refined Bourgogne. Worth checking out.”
88 points, Allen Meadows, Burghound

Reviews

“Aromas of plums and wild berries mingle with hints of raw cocoa and spices, introducing the 2018 Bourgogne Pinot Fin, a medium to full-bodied, charming and enveloping wine, its fleshy core of fruit framed by powdery, melting tannins.”
89 points, William Kelley, The Wine Advocate
“Outstanding. Top Value. A super-fresh and bright nose features notes of airy red berry fruit that is laced with subtle earth and forest floor nuances. The mid-palate texture is more elegant than is typical for the genre and while there is a trace of backend rusticity, overall I would describe this as a relatively refined Bourgogne. Worth checking out.”
88 points, Allen Meadows, Burghound

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