Domaine Arnoux-Lachaux and Domaine Charles Lachaux

Same hands. Different intent.

At a glance, these two labels bear the same last name, the same cellar, and the same guiding mind. But look closer and you’ll find two distinct worlds—one rooted in legacy, the other in personal conviction.

Domaine Charles Lachaux is a micro-négoce born not of inheritance, but of urgency. In 2018, Charles launched this separate label with a single mission: to reclaim the family's aligoté—and, soon after, to offer sanctuary to friends' fruit that deserved better than anonymity in a bulk cuvée. The wines are made with the same care and conscience as the domaine bottlings, but aged for less time and meant to be drunk younger. 

From a slope just outside the limelight, the Côte de Nuits Villages Aux Montagnes captures the pulse of Burgundy in motion. Farmed with the same reverence as his grander holdings and made without compromise—whole cluster, ambient yeast, no fining or filtration—this pinot noir is bottled young to preserve its purest voice. It hums with energy: dark berries, crushed herbs, a flicker of spice, and that unmistakable clarity that runs through all of Charles’ work. It may not carry the prestige of a premier cru, but it carries something rarer—intention, immediacy, and the thrill of a vigneron at the height of his intuition.

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These wines are pre-arrival with an estimated arrival date of late June. During warmer months orders are placed on hold, your wines will ship as weather permits and the daily range is consistently between 45 and 74 degrees. Please note pre-arrival sales are non-refundable as suppliers require us to make binding commitments and deposits to secure the wine.