Domaine Michele & Patrice Rion, Nuits-Saint-Georges 1er Cru Les Terres Blanches, 2023 fete offer François Rodhain modernized and began

François Rodhain modernized and began estate-bottling in 1957

and Roagna's bottling ranks among its finest expressions

The 2023 is slightly fleshier than its predecessor but maintains the rhythm and energy that separate great wine from merely expensive wine

a south-facing Kimmeridgian limestone slope on the left bank of the Serein opposite the Grand Crus

son Saša continues the legacy with the same uncompromising philosophy: organic farming

Domaine Michele & Patrice Rion, Nuits-Saint-Georges 1er Cru Les Terres Blanches, 2023 fete offer François Rodhain modernized and beganHere's a fun curveball: despite the Nuits Saint Georges name, this is a white. Les Terres Blanches ('the white earths') is named for its pocket of pale, sandy, oolitic limestone soil up the slope in Premeaux, and Patrice Rion planted it to roughly 90% Chardonnay with a splash of Pinot Blanc. White wine from Nuits Saint Georges is genuinely rare, which makes this a conversation piece as much as a delicious bottle. The bunches are whole pressed and aged