Joseph Roty’s Griottes-Chambertin Grand Cru is a masterpiece of craftsmanship and terroir
Scales and Arpeggios feels like a winemaker working through ideas with grace and restraint
The cool climate and limestone-rich soils of the Hohlen vineyard impart a mineral character
and at Le Puy de l'Ours it is also home to some of the domaine's most expressive Pinot Noir
The Rue de Chaux 1er Cru sits on the village side of Nuits-Saint-Georges
Domaine Michele & Patrice Rion, Nuits-Saint-Georges 1er Cru Les Terres Blanches, 2023 low sulfites added Joseph Roty’s Griottes-Chambertin Grand CruHere'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