Domaine Michele & Patrice Rion, Vosne-Romanee 1er Cru Les Beaux Monts, 2023 Loire_SO011323 bottled in infinitesimal quantities

bottled in infinitesimal quantities

Since 1985

or mushroom-heavy dishes

pasta with tomato sauce

is a powerful and distinctive expression from the Marne Valley

Domaine Michele & Patrice Rion, Vosne-Romanee 1er Cru Les Beaux Monts, 2023 Loire_SO011323 bottled in infinitesimal quantitiesLes Beaux Monts is a Premier Cru straddling Vosne Romanee, and Patrice Rion's parcel sits high on the north facing slope with a south east turn, on shallow soil over Comblanchien limestonevines his grandfather planted back in 1970. Vosne Romanee is the most aristocratic address in the Cote de Nuits, and Beaux Monts delivers that combination of perfume, minerality, and tension. Rion ferments with some whole clusters and ages in a good chunk of new oak,