Domaine Michele & Patrice Rion, Vosne-Romanee 1er Cru Les Beaux Monts, 2023 Loire_SO011323 or mushroom-heavy dishes

or mushroom-heavy dishes

bottled in infinitesimal quantities

is a powerful and distinctive expression from the Marne Valley

aromatic Chianti Classico from Radda

Le Clos exemplifies Duroché's mineral vision and textbook expression of Gevrey's earthy power

Domaine Michele & Patrice Rion, Vosne-Romanee 1er Cru Les Beaux Monts, 2023 Loire_SO011323 or mushroom-heavy dishesLes 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,