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Domaine Michele & Patrice Rion, Nuits-Saint-Georges 1er Cru Les Terres Blanches, 2023

White Wine from Burgundy, France
by Domaine Michele & Patrice Rion
$114.99
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Here'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 in oak (about 20% new) before assembly in tank. The 2023 is young and fresh. A distinctive, off-the-beaten-path white Burgundy for the curious.

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Antonio Galloni

90 points

"The 2023 Nuits Saint-Georges Les Terres Blanches has a crisp and lively bouquet with more vigor than the Bourgogne Chardonnay: Conference pears and dew-speckled green apples. The palate opens fresh and vibrant, a little peachy on the entry but with racy acidity to counterbalance. Maybe it cuts away a little too swiftly on the finish, but otherwise this is a fine Pinot Blanc/Chardonnay combo to enjoy over the next five or six years." —Neal Martin

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More about Michele & Patrice Rion

Here's a Côte de Nuits address with something most of its neighbors can't offer: a monopole premier cru clos, a rare Nuits-Saint-Georges white, and vines across three of the Côte's great villages. The wines are precise and honest, and they speak clearly of their sites.

Patrice and Michèle Rion started the domaine in 1990 with vines they owned themselves. Patrice was the winemaker at his family's estate, Domaine Daniel Rion, until 2000, when he went out on his own and built a cellar and winery at Premeaux-Prissey, just south of Nuits-Saint-Georges. In 2006 the couple bought the monopole Clos Saint-Marc, a Nuits premier cru previously made by Bouchard Père & Fils, along with Chardonnay in Les Terres Blanches. Their son Maxime joined in 2005 after oenology studies in Dijon and has gradually taken over the running of the place. The domaine began converting to organic farming in 2020.

The range runs from Bourgogne and Côte de Nuits-Villages Vieilles Vignes to village and premier cru Chambolle-Musigny, Vosne-Romanée and Nuits-Saint-Georges. Grapes are double-sorted, and the top reds get a portion of whole clusters. Look out for Les Terres Blanches, a premier cru white of Chardonnay with about ten percent Pinot Blanc, and the dense, slow-to-open Clos Saint-Marc.

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Tasting Notes & Food Pairings

Perfect Pairings

Roast chicken, creamy poultry dishes, richer fish, scallops, or soft cheeses.

Tasting Profile

Orchard fruit and citrus with white flowers and a subtle nutty, oak-touched texture. Medium-bodied, balanced acidity, and a clean, mineral finish.

Wine Details

  • Grape Variety

    Chardonnay

  • Vintage

    2023

  • Size

    750ml

  • Farming Practice

    Organic

  • Sweetness

    Dry

  • Body

    Medium Bodied

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