Charles Lachaux
Bourgogne Aligoté, Les Champs d'Argent 2022
Burgundy, France · 0.75L
- Vintage
- 2022
- Format
- 0.75L
- Custody
- Bonded storage
Held privately in professional bonded storage. Recorded, not offered. Enquiries by request.
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Why this bottle matters
The Arnoux family had always grown Aligoté and once bottled it, until the grape was judged unworthy of the label and the fruit was sold off to négociants. Charles Lachaux wanted to vinify it again. He had blind-tasted d'Auvenay's Aligoté against serious premier and grand cru Chardonnays and found it holding its own, so in 2018 he founded a micro-négoce under his own name for the sole purpose of making one. Les Champs d'Argent comes from 0.6 hectares at the foot of the slope in Vosne-Romanée, on white marly soils; a quarter of the vines date from the 1930s.
Cellaring perspective
This is a separate label from Domaine Arnoux-Lachaux, which Charles has run since 2012, though the winemaking barely differs: whole clusters pressed directly, native yeasts, no new oak, vines left unhedged. The one deliberate difference is élevage — the négoce wines are bottled after a little under a year rather than eighteen months, which keeps them more openly fruited. The label was designed by his wife Louise; the rose on it is for their eldest daughter.
About this bottle
Is this Charles Lachaux 2022 authentic and how is its provenance documented?
This Charles Lachaux, Bourgogne Aligoté, Les Champs d'Argent 2022 0.75L is held in professional bonded storage with documented custody. Its provenance is recorded from acquisition, the bottle remaining in professional custody, and condition is noted. The Empty Drops is a private cellar, not a reseller, and never invents data about a bottle.
How is the bottle stored and shipped?
The bottle is kept in temperature-controlled bonded storage and is not moved unless shipping is requested. It is recorded privately, not offered publicly; it can be released through CruTrade on request.
What does the fill level and condition tell you about this bottle?
Condition is read from the fill level (ullage), capsule and label rather than taken on faith. A bottle that has stayed in professional custody since acquisition avoids the usual weak points — heat, movement and broken records.
Where can I buy Charles Lachaux, Bourgogne Aligoté, Les Champs d'Argent 2022 0.75L?
Charles Lachaux, Bourgogne Aligoté, Les Champs d'Argent 2022 0.75L is recorded privately in this cellar and is not offered publicly. When a bottle is released it is handled through CruTrade, where condition and custody are documented. To ask about availability, price or a similar bottle, make a private enquiry.