Domaine Arnoux - Savigny-lès-Beaune Les Pimentiers 2018

Bourgogne Aujourd'hui

About the estate:

The estate owns twenty-two hectares of vineyards, including eight hectares of red Chorey and one hectare of white Chorey, with the remainder spread across Savigny, Aloxe-Corton, Beaune, and Pernand-Vergelesses. The entire harvest is bottled. Pascal Arnoux and his wife Caroline are now assisted by their son Jean-Baptiste with winemaking and vineyard work, and by their daughter Audrey with marketing and communications. Since 2014, the estate has had new temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks to better control fermentation temperatures. The soil is plowed, and the harvest is done by hand with a sorting table upon arrival at the winery. The whites are vinified traditionally and then aged for ten months, with 10% new oak. The reds undergo a three-week vatting period and are aged for twelve months (10% new oak for village appellations, 20% for premier crus). The quality of the grapes allows us to keep about 20% of the harvest whole in some years; “We like it to have a Pinot character, balance is always important; we want to promote aromatic complexity while maintaining depth, the tannins must support the wine.”

Guide Hachette des vins

About the wine:

This terroir causes the vines to climb the hillside: it takes its name from “pimont,” which means “foot of the mountain.” At 16 hectares, it is the largest village-level vineyard in the appellation. Pascal Arnoux cultivates 1.5 hectares here, producing this dark cuvée, which reveals notes of chocolate and fresh fruit on the nose. Rich and concentrated, the palate is supported by silky tannins wrapped in a woody hint of cocoa. Aging is its greatest asset.

About the estate:

Founded in 1950, this family-run estate, located in Chorey-lès-Beaune, has been managed since 2008 by Pascal Arnoux, the third generation of the family to lead the estate. The portfolio includes a wide range of Côte de Beaune wines (some twenty appellations spanning over 20 hectares between Beaune and Corton), which are frequently featured in these pages.

Wine Spectator

About the wine:

Here is a delicate red wine, full of finesse, with aromas of flowers, strawberries, cherries, spices, and minerals, as well as rich flavors. Firmly structured and well-balanced, it has a long finish with hints of red fruit and spices.

Wine Enthusiast

About the wine:

The nose of this wine is closed but reveals subtle notes of red cherry and iron oxide. On the palate, it is round and mature, generous yet fresh. It is juicy and bold, with a sumptuous yet well-defined body of dark red cherry.