Domaine Arnoux - Aloxe-Corton Les Chaillots 2018
2*Étoiles
Hachette
15/20
Bourgogne Aujourd'hui
"From the 80 ares planted 35 years ago in this climate, emerges an intense ruby-red wine that delivers a tangy perfume of blackcurrant and blackberry against a background of elegant woodiness with hints of cinnamon. On the palate, it's full-bodied, soft and well-balanced, with a lovely touch of silky tannins and a long finish of fruit and licorice. Potential for aging. (Le Guide Hachette des Vins 2021)
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Eye
Deep, dark color
Nose
Generous bouquet of very pronounced red and black fruits
Mouth
Combines density and firmness for a beautifully rounded wine. Preserves a certain power and perfect balance, giving it exceptional richness.
Serve
15-16°C
Open
Aerate an hour in advance, "waiting" for the wine to open up and offer its full potential.
Drink from
2023
Drink before
2030
Guard
Fruity in its youth, it can also be kept for a long time, from 5 to 10 years, or even more for great years.
Food and wine pairing
Enjoy with roasted meats, game and most cheeses.
Bourgogne Aujourd'hui
Rated wine 15/20
Rated area (2021 guide) Recommended
About the wine:
A juicy style, with vibrant acidity leading light strawberry, cherry and blackcurrant flavors. Shows a nicely intense mid-palate, with a mineral accent on the finish.
About the domain :
The Domaine owns twenty-two hectares of vines, including eight hectares of red Chorey and one hectare of white Chorey, the rest are spread over Savigny, Aloxe-Corton, Beaune and Pernand-Vergelesses. The entire harvest is bottled bottled. Pascal Arnoux and his wife Caroline are now assisted by their son Jean-Baptiste in the vinification and their daughter Audrey for marketing and communications. Since 2014, the new stainless steel vats with thermoregulation, to better control fermentation temperatures. The soils are ploughed, and the grapes are harvested by hand, with a sorting table at harvest reception. The whites are aged for ten months, with 10% new barrels. The reds benefit from a three-week vatting period twelve months (10% new barrels for village appellations, 20% for premier crus). In certain years, the quality of the grapes allows us to keep around 20% of the whole harvest, balance is always important; we want to promote aromatic complexity while preserving substance, the tannins must the wine".
Guide Hachette des vins
Wine rated (guide 2021) 2*Stars (Outstanding wine)
Domaine noté (guide 2022) Award-winning wines (The wines of this producer are regularly awarded by the guide)
About the wine:
From the 80 ares planted 35 years ago in this climate, emerges an intense ruby-red wine that delivers a tangy perfume of blackcurrant and blackberry against a background of elegant woodiness with hints of cinnamon. On the palate, it's full-bodied, soft and well-balanced, with a lovely touch of silky tannins and a long finish of fruit and licorice. Potential for aging.
About the domain :
Founded in 1950, this family-run estate in Chorey-lès-Beaune has been run since 2008 by Pascal Arnoux, the 3rd in line to head the domaine. On the menu is a wide range of Côte de Beaune wines (some twenty appellations over more than 20 ha between Beaune and Corton), often featured in these pages.
Wine Spectator
Domaine noté Recommended (Wine Spectator recommended wine producer)
Wine Enthusiast
Domaine noté Recommended (Wine producer recommended by Wine Enthusiast)