Domaine Michele & Patrice Rion, Cote de Nuits-Villages Vieilles Vignes, 2023 SO101125 Les Petits Lieux Fermented and aged in oak

Fermented and aged in oak casks and finished Extra Brut

The palate is taut and commanding—dark-toned fruit

wild strawberry and crushed stone aromas

but a road now splits the walled parcel

and has quietly built one of the most exciting young-traditionalist projects in the Langhe — about seven hectares total

Domaine Michele & Patrice Rion, Cote de Nuits-Villages Vieilles Vignes, 2023 SO101125 Les Petits Lieux Fermented and aged in oakCte de Nuits Villages with old vine depth. Patrice Rion sits in Premeaux Prissey, one of the five communes whose vines can be bottled as Cte de Nuits Villages and his Vieilles Vignes cuve draws on the older parcels, giving a wine with more weight and concentration than the appellation usually delivers. Patrice founded the domaine in 1990 with Michle; son Maxime came aboard in 2005 and now runs the cellar. 2023 brought ripe, generous Cte de Nuits reds