Nuits-Saint-Georges, Burgundy
Domaine Patrice et Maxime Rion
Since 1990
Patrice Rion founded this domaine in 1990, branching out from the wider Rion family estate, and built a new winery at Premeaux-Prissey. His son Maxime now leads it, and is the driving force behind a cellar of precise, finely perfumed reds. The holdings are concentrated in Nuits-Saint-Georges and Chambolle-Musigny across six or so hectares, farmed organically and including a clutch of monopoles. Chief among them is Clos Saint Marc, the smallest monopole appellation in Nuits at under a hectare, planted on fossil-rich limestone. The wines are made with a measured touch of whole bunches and careful oak, and range from a rare white Nuits to silky, fragrant Chambolle. A serious, family-run address on a quiet but rising trajectory.
The Indent Offer.
Our pre-arrival offer is open. Under the en primeur system you reserve the wines before they reach Australia, and in return we hold them at heavily reduced indent prices for pre-payment.
To secure your order now, you can purchase the wines below directly through the online store. Alternatively, you may use our 2026 Indent Order Request Form, where you can choose wines from any producer on this shipment in one place. As quantities are limited, submitted order request forms are filled on a first-in, first-served basis. However you order, we will hold your bottles at the indent price, with payment required before the wines arrive in August, and confirm pick up or delivery once the container lands.
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Available now at indent pricing. Quantities are limited and orders are confirmed on a first-come basis.
2022 Chambolle Musigny Vieilles Vignes
Indent price: $177.00 per bottle
Chambolle-Musigny makes the most perfumed, lace-like reds of the Cote de Nuits, and this comes from sixty-year-old vines. It is the silkiest wine of Rion's range: red berries and violets, a fine-grained, almost weightless texture, and a long, fragrant close. Charm and finesse over power. Lovely now and through the early 2030s.
93 points, Neal Martin, Vinous “The 2022 Chambolle-Musigny Vieilles Vignes comes entirely from bought fruit (60-year-old vines) picked from September 2nd. It has a tight-wound...”
“The 2022 Chambolle-Musigny Vieilles Vignes comes entirely from bought fruit (60-year-old vines) picked from September 2nd. It has a tight-wound bouquet that only gradually opens: dark berry fruit, black tea and light granitic scents. The medium-bodied palate has fine tannins, offering mainly black fruit with a tinge of blueberry, quite succulent and sorbet frosted with a persistent finish. Very fine. (Drink between 2027-2042) Original score: 91-93 points”
93 points, Jasper Morris, Inside Burgundy “A rich purple colour. The bouquet has the attractive sumptuous qualities of fully ripe fruit picked before it starts to...”
“A rich purple colour. The bouquet has the attractive sumptuous qualities of fully ripe fruit picked before it starts to turn. A peppery note helps to maintain the freshness, the fruit flows beautifully across the palate, quite complex and perfectly balanced. Original score: 90-93 points”
91 points, Allen Meadows, Burghound “Here too there is just enough wood to merit mentioning on the ripe if decidedly cool aromas of red and...”
“Here too there is just enough wood to merit mentioning on the ripe if decidedly cool aromas of red and dark pinot fruit, anise, violet and a hint of exotic tea. Once again there is a really lovely texture to the lacy and delicious middleweight flavors that exhibit solid length on the balanced and mildly austere finish that could use slightly better depth. (Drink starting 2029) Original score: 88-91 points”
2022 Vosne Romanee
Indent price: $177.00 per bottle
Vosne-Romanee is the most celebrated red village in Burgundy, and Rion's is a blend of three well-placed plots. It shows the appellation's signature perfume: spiced red and black cherry, a floral lift and fine, silky tannins, all elegance and length. A village wine with genuine Vosne breeding. Drinking from 2026.
94 points, Jasper Morris, Inside Burgundy “A blend of Croix Blanches, Ravioles and Haut Beaux Monts, in roughly equal proportions. Racked earlier this week. A fabulous...”
“A blend of Croix Blanches, Ravioles and Haut Beaux Monts, in roughly equal proportions. Racked earlier this week. A fabulous imperial purple. Beautifully lifted bouquet, without showing the whole bunches so much. What a weight of fruit starting at the front and continuing across the palate. A joyous quite fresh red fruit, now some white pepper and then a long red fruit finish. Original score: 92-94 points”
91 points, Allen Meadows, Burghound “This is the first wine to display any appreciable reduction and it's enough to mask everything except a touch of...”
“This is the first wine to display any appreciable reduction and it's enough to mask everything except a touch of wood influence. By contrast, there is excellent verve and freshness to the utterly delicious and succulent medium-bodied flavors that exhibit a mildly touch of rusticity on the dusty, austere and lingering finish. While this could also use better depth, good development potential appears to be present. (Drink starting 2030) Original score: 89-91 points”
91 points, Neal Martin, Vinous “The 2022 Vosne-Romanee Village includes around 40% whole bunches and delivers crisp black fruit laced with graphite and green bell...”
“The 2022 Vosne-Romanee Village includes around 40% whole bunches and delivers crisp black fruit laced with graphite and green bell pepper. The palate is medium-bodied with a charcoal-tinged entry. The oak and whole bunches are more prominent in this cuvee and detract from the precision on the finish. Fine. (Drink between 2026-2040) Original score: 89-91 points”
2022 Nuits 1er Cru Clos Saint Marc Monopole
Indent price: $236.00 per bottle
Clos Saint Marc is the jewel of the domaine, the smallest monopole appellation in Nuits-Saint-Georges at under a hectare, enclosed within Clos des Argillieres on limestone full of fossil oyster shells. From sixty-year-old vines and tiny in production, it is richer and plumper than its neighbour, with a deep red-fruited core and a distinct saline, oyster-shell mineral signature. A collector's premier cru. Cellar from 2028.
97 points, Jasper Morris, Inside Burgundy “A powerful bright purple. The bouquet shows a refinement ahead of all the other premiers crus chez Rion, plus a...”
“A powerful bright purple. The bouquet shows a refinement ahead of all the other premiers crus chez Rion, plus a little energy from the whole bunches which pop up through the bright raspberry fruit. Brilliant intensity, some blueberries, properly ripe fruit throughout, yet with a startling energy and drive right across the palate. Chapeau! Maxime's smile shows that he knows how good it is! I certainly agree! Original score: 94-97 points”
95 points, Neal Martin, Vinous “The 2022 Nuits Saint-Georges Clos St. Marc 1er Cru was picked around September 4th. It has a more backward yet...”
“The 2022 Nuits Saint-Georges Clos St. Marc 1er Cru was picked around September 4th. It has a more backward yet exquisitely defined bouquet with white pepper and clove filtering through the precise black fruit. The medium-bodied palate has smooth tannins and sweet black fruit laced with white pepper and blood orange. It is slightly stricter than the Argillieres on the finish but feels longer and more focused. Excellent. (Drink between 2026-2048) Original score: 93-95 points”
94 points, Allen Meadows, Burghound “An elegant, perfumed and softly spicy nose is comprised mostly by notes of poached plum, black raspberry and a wisp...”
“An elegant, perfumed and softly spicy nose is comprised mostly by notes of poached plum, black raspberry and a wisp of exotic tea. The succulent and caressing medium weight flavors possess both better density as well as a more refined mouthfeel thanks to the fine-grained tannins supporting the impressively long, balanced and complex finale. This is excellent and recommended. (Drink starting 2032) Original score: 92-94 points”
2022 Nuits Saint Georges Vieilles Vignes
Indent price: $114.00 per bottle
This village Nuits is drawn from old vines on the Longecourts and plateau plots, and it carries the firm, savoury character the appellation is known for. Dark cherry and a touch of spice and earth, structured but ripe, with the depth that old vines bring. A satisfying, classically built Nuits to enjoy over the coming years.
93 points, Neal Martin, Vinous “The 2022 Nuits Saint-Georges Vieilles Vignes comes from the plateau (one-third) and the rest from the lieu-dit of Longecourts. This...”
“The 2022 Nuits Saint-Georges Vieilles Vignes comes from the plateau (one-third) and the rest from the lieu-dit of Longecourts. This was completely de-stemmed. The pure and delicate bouquet unfolds in the glass: crushed limestone and black cherries, just a hint of licorice emerging with time. The medium-bodied palate brings dark berry fruit laced with blood orange and touches of granite, very strict and focused with a tang of marmalade towards the finish. It will require 4-5 years in bottle. (Drink between 2027-2045) Original score: 91-93 points”
93 points, Jasper Morris, Inside Burgundy “A blend of purchased fruit from Les Longecourts, and one third their own Plateaux vineyard. All destemmed. Deep crimson purple....”
“A blend of purchased fruit from Les Longecourts, and one third their own Plateaux vineyard. All destemmed. Deep crimson purple. The bouquet shows a firm yet full dark red fruit, fairly classical Nuits-St-Georges, fully ripe plums, a balanced tannic structure behind, with adequate acidity. The finish maintains very well. Original score: 90-93 points”
91 points, Allen Meadows, Burghound “A fresh and distinctly earthy mix is comprised by notes of poached plum, black raspberry and forest floor. The delicious...”
“A fresh and distinctly earthy mix is comprised by notes of poached plum, black raspberry and forest floor. The delicious and energetic middleweight flavors are not especially concentrated but there is unusually good refinement for the appellation, along with an appealing minerality on the mildly austere finale where a touch of warmth gradually emerges. (Drink starting 2030) Original score: 89-91 points”
2022 Nuits 1er Cru Clos des Argillieres
Indent price: $196.00 per bottle
Clos des Argillieres lies in Premeaux on lighter, sandier soils, and it gives one of the more elegant, approachable faces of Nuits. Expect fresh red cherry and strawberry, a fine mineral lift and silky tannins, all framed by Rion's careful, lightly whole-bunch hand. A premier cru with charm rather than muscle. Lovely from 2026.
94 points, Allen Meadows, Burghound “Moderate reduction masks everything but traces of wood and spice. More interesting are the vibrant and super-fresh medium-bodied flavors that...”
“Moderate reduction masks everything but traces of wood and spice. More interesting are the vibrant and super-fresh medium-bodied flavors that possess fine mid-palate density while concluding in a firm, serious and impeccably well-balanced finale where touches of minerality and rusticity slowly emerges. This is also very promising. (Drink starting 2034) Original score: 91-94 points”
94 points, Neal Martin, Vinous “The 2022 Nuits Saint-Georges Clos des Argillieres 1er Cru is strict on the nose at first, buttoned-up black fruit, the...”
“The 2022 Nuits Saint-Georges Clos des Argillieres 1er Cru is strict on the nose at first, buttoned-up black fruit, the whole bunches (30%) neatly assimilated. The medium-bodied palate offers succulent, ripe black fruit commingling with blood orange, graphite and touches of black pepper. This wine has a beautiful build, which feels long and tender on the finish. Excellent. (Drink between 2028-2052) Original score: 92-94 points”
94 points, Jasper Morris, Inside Burgundy “A very dense crimson purple. Luxuriant on the nose, though possibly for the first time in the line-up there is...”
“A very dense crimson purple. Luxuriant on the nose, though possibly for the first time in the line-up there is a suggestion of over ripeness. Not racked, but with some whole bunches. Very intense, good acidity behind saves the day, lush plums on the palate. The final feel is a touch too rich, but the racking may refine this. Original score: 90-94 points”
2022 Nuits 1er Cru Terres Blanches
Indent price: $138.00 per bottle
Patrice Rion set up on his own in 1990, and his son Maxime now leads the domaine from Premeaux-Prissey. Terres Blanches is one of their rarest wines, a white Nuits-Saint-Georges, a wine almost no one makes. Chardonnay-led from a single premier cru parcel, it is firm and stony with white orchard fruit and a saline cut, more structured than charming. A curiosity for the cellar and a talking point at the table.
93 points, Jasper Morris, Inside Burgundy “80 chardonnay%, 20 pinot blanc%. Fresh mid lemon. There is some density evident on the nose, suggestive of a little...”
“80 chardonnay%, 20 pinot blanc%. Fresh mid lemon. There is some density evident on the nose, suggestive of a little more flesh this year. Then in fact a fresher and leaner fruit behind, very good acidity, crunchy apples. Fine length, a white Nuits that is capable of ageing. Original score: 91-93 points”
92 points, Allen Meadows, Burghound “A deft application of wood sets off spicier aromas of ripe apple, pear, white flower and more evident citrus influence....”
“A deft application of wood sets off spicier aromas of ripe apple, pear, white flower and more evident citrus influence. The notably finer medium weight flavors possess almost painful intensity before terminating in a chiseled and bone-dry but not really austere finale. This is lovely and a wine built to repay 5 to 8 years of keeping. (Drink starting 2028) Original score: 90-92 points”
92 points, Neal Martin, Vinous “The 2022 Nuits Saint-Georges Les Terres Blanches, a blend of 80% Chardonnay and 20% Pinot Blanc that are vinified separately....”
“The 2022 Nuits Saint-Georges Les Terres Blanches, a blend of 80% Chardonnay and 20% Pinot Blanc that are vinified separately. This has a composed bouquet, taut and fresh, quite mineral-driven compared to the Bourgogne Blanc. The palate is well-balanced with fine delineation and vigor. It's a broad and "sunny" Nuits Saint-Gorges with pineapple and white peach notes towards the finish. Fine. (Drink between 2024-2034) Original score: 90-92 points”
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