2022 Domaine Pascal Arnoux, Savigny-Lès-Beaune AOC

Pascal Arnoux represents the fourth generation of his family's estate, founded by his grandfather René in the 1920s. After formal training at the Lycée Viticole in Beaune and years working alongside his uncles, Pascal took charge in 2007—and immediately began elevating these wines to new heights. Working from cellars in Chorey-lès-Beaune, the Arnoux family farms 50 acres across some of Burgundy's most undervalued terroirs. But it's their 4 hectares in Savigny that produce magic. Planted between 1965 and 2002 on southeast-facing slopes of stony clay soil over reddish-brown limestone, these vines deliver everything great Burgundy should: precision, elegance, and that impossible-to-imitate goût de terroir. Everything is done by hand—from winter pruning that ensures perfectly spaced growth, to strict spring disbudding that controls yields, to careful summer trellising and leaf stripping. Pascal's philosophy is simple: “We give back to the vine what it gives to us.”  In the cellar, Pascal w