DOMAINE MICHELE ET PATRICE RION Nuits-St-Georges 1er Cru 'Les Hauts Pruliers' 2023 Bottle

Description

Patrice Rion and his wife Michèle began their own small domaine with just two wines, an outstanding Bourgogne Rouge Bons Batons and the sumptuous Chambolle Musigny les Cras, in 1990 while Patrice continued as winemaker at the Domaine Daniel Rion. They enlarged in 2000 when Patrice left Domaine Daniel Rion. He has recently been joined in the business by son Maxime.

The wines are made in Patrice’s purpose built small winery in Prémeaux. Patrice was one of the first to train his vines higher than the Burgundy standard, to increase the canopy without shading the grapes, which gives better ripening and colour. He is also frequently an innovator in the cellar and offers some wines in stelvin screwcaps. Patrice’s style is for very pure, harmonious wines, skilfully vinified and then matured in oak barrels with a well judged percentage of new oak (usually 50% new) for 18 months, without racking or fining.

A dark and bright colour, with notes of stone fruits and small wild plums. Spices and white pepper on the palate with lots of character and length. 30% aging in new barrels.

91-93 POINTS - Inside Burgundy - Drink 2029-2035 "Medium deep ruby purple. More of a savoury touch to the nose., along with dark red berries. Firm tannins behind the medium density fruit, the class is more in the persistence. The Hauts Pruliers shows a limestone character." Jasper Morris