ARNAUD CHAPUIS, HAUTES-COTES DE BEAUNE, OUVERTURE ROUGE PINOT NOIR 2024

Our visit to Arnaud came from a tip-off from our friend Jesse who was working with Domaine Dandelion at the time (Arnaud works some of Chandon’s parcels, where Christian from Dandelion was head winemaker.). On a beautifully misty morning in the Haute Côtes De Beaune we saw his family vineyard, Aligote and Pinot planted by his parents, originally sold to a co-operative but now Arnaud makes his own wine and has recently planted more of these varietals plus a few others.. This are some of the most exciting invigorating wines in Burgundy, made with a lo-fi, hand-crafted approach that is extremely rare in the region. Energetic and incredibly pure, predictably there is not a lot to go around. 

Ouverture Rouge 2024

100% Pinot Noir. A cooler vintage has brought a bright, fresh wine still full of ripe fruit, elegance and texture. Already drinking very well.

Good reading on Arnaud:

https://notdrinkingpoison.substack.com/p/the-primitive-art-of-arnaud-chapuis