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.

Patrice Rion struck out on his own in 1990, leaving the wider family estate to start fresh at Premeaux-Prissey, just south of Nuits-Saint-Georges. Today his son Maxime runs the show, and the wines have a real sense of someone with something to prove: precise, perfumed and quietly serious.

It is a small domaine, only six or so hectares, but the holdings are special. They are concentrated in Nuits and Chambolle-Musigny and include a handful of monopoles, chief among them Clos Saint Marc, the smallest monopole appellation in all of Nuits at under a hectare, planted on fossil-rich limestone. Maxime farms carefully, leans on a measured touch of whole bunches and just enough oak to frame the fruit, never bury it.

The wines on offer run from old-vine Nuits and Chambolle to a trio of Nuits premier crus and a little Vosne-Romanée. Silky, fragrant Côte de Nuits from a family address on a quiet but rising trajectory, worth catching before the word is fully out.

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. Quantities are limited, so orders are filled first come, first served.

To secure your indent order, you can purchase the wines below directly through the online store. Alternatively, to reserve any of these wines, you can call or email your order through to the team at Cottesloe. 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.

Email: store@lamontscott.com.au | Phone: 9385 0666

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