Domaine Michele & Patrice Rion, Vosne-Romanee 1er Cru Les Beaux Monts, 2023 so050421 robert moncuit and speaking in the language

and speaking in the language of crushed limestone and ripe red fruit rather than brioche and toast

Schieferkristall Trocken delivers estate pedigree and Ruwer elegance at an accessible price

put through malolactic

primary fruit beginning to cede to sous bois

or Poulsard—wines that whisper rather than shout

Domaine Michele & Patrice Rion, Vosne-Romanee 1er Cru Les Beaux Monts, 2023 so050421 robert moncuit and speaking in the languageLes 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,