Wine Domaine Arnoux-Lachaux, Nuits-Saint-Georges Premier Cru "Les Proces" AOC, 2013
- Wine:
- Region:
- Producer:
- Strength
- Volume:
-
Grape varieties:
Pinot Noir: 100%
Vintages and volumes
Tasting Notes
Wine-cobalt violet color.
Taste wine intense, rich, with spicy notes of red currant, wild dark berries and spicy nuances, persistent, but at the same time soft tannins and a long finish.
The wine has an elegant, clean flavor with hints of blackberry and violet.
Wine is served with dishes of duck or venison, as well as grilled red meat.
Interesting Facts
Wine Nuits-Saint-Georges Premier Cru "Les Proces" is made from Pinot Noir grown in the vineyard "Le requested" having classification Premiers Crus and located in the appellation Nuits-Saint-Georges. Vines with an average age - 40 years, growing at mid-slope of a hill covered with clay and limestone soils. Crop is harvested by hand in early September. Carefully sorted berries are generally exposed as cold maceration, which depending on the characteristics of the crop takes 3 to 7 days and takes place in steel tanks. After completion of the traditional wine vinification gravity poured in French oak barrels (40% - new 60% - annuals) for further exposure of the beverage. "Le requested" is bottled without clarification and filtration.
Winery Domaine Arnoux-Lachaux was founded in 1858. However, at that time it was called Domaine Robert Arnoux. Its current name is the company received only a few years ago. To date, Florence and Pascal Lashio represent the fifth generation of a famous family of winemakers Arnoux-Lashio. Pascal received a pharmaceutical education, but then began to help his father-in with the grape harvest and decided to devote his life to winemaking. In recent years, the couple built a new Lashio laboratory and tasting room, cellar restored, expanded the vineyards ...
Future Domaine Arnoux-Lachaux looks very rosy - the eldest son of Florence and Pascal have completed courses of oenology in Beaune and is now practiced in South Africa.
Producer's description
The Domaine Arnoux-Lachaux winery was founded in 1858. However, at that time it was called Domaine Robert Arnoux . The company received its current name only a few years ago. Today, Florence and Pascal Lachaux are representatives of the fifth generation of the famous Arnoux-Lachaux family of winemakers. Pascal received a pharmaceutical education, but then began helping his father-in-law with the grape harvest and decided to devote his life to winemaking. In recent years, the Lasho couple have built a new tasting laboratory and hall, restored the cellar, increased the area of the vineyards...
The future of Domaine Arnoux-Lachaux looks very bright - the eldest son of Florence and Pascal has already completed oenology courses in Beaune and is now practicing in South Africa.
