Charles Lachaux
Bourgogne Aligoté, Les Champs d'Argent 2023
Burgundy, France · 0.75L
- Vintage
- 2023
- Format
- 0.75L
- Custody
- Bonded storage
Held privately in professional bonded storage. Recorded, not offered. Enquiries by request.
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- Also heldCharles Lachaux, Aloxe-Corton Premier Cru, Les Valozieres 2022
- Also heldCharles Lachaux, Bourgogne Aligoté, Les Champs d'Argent 2022
- Field NoteN.º 006 · The fill level tells you more than the label
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Why this bottle matters
An Aligoté that exists because someone refused to accept the hierarchy. The Arnoux family grew it, bottled it, then decided it was beneath the label and sold the fruit to négociants for years. Charles Lachaux — who took over Domaine Arnoux-Lachaux in 2012 — started a micro-négoce in 2018 under his own name specifically to reclaim those grapes. The parcel is 0.6 hectares at the bottom of Vosne-Romanée on white marly soil, a quarter of it planted in the 1930s.
Cellaring perspective
Whole clusters pressed directly, fermentation started with native yeasts in barrel, no new oak, biodynamic farming, vines unhedged. It carries a regional appellation and the same care as wines from addresses worth many times more, which is the whole argument the bottle is making. The négoce wines are bottled earlier than the domaine's and read more openly young.
About this bottle
Is this Charles Lachaux 2023 authentic and how is its provenance documented?
This Charles Lachaux, Bourgogne Aligoté, Les Champs d'Argent 2023 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 2023 0.75L?
Charles Lachaux, Bourgogne Aligoté, Les Champs d'Argent 2023 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.