Domaine Michele & Patrice Rion, Vosne-Romanee 1er Cru Les Beaux Monts, 2023 Loire_SO011323 and what's waiting in the

and what's waiting in the bottle is a Nebbiolo of exceptional complexity and evolution

the wine is fully mature: dried black cherry

Since 1985

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 and what's waiting in theLes 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,