Daniel Rion - 2017 Cote de Nuits Villages, Burgundy, France
Daniel Rion - 2017 Cote de Nuits Villages, Burgundy, France
Family owned Nuits St George, classicly delicious. If you're looking for a lean-ish and traditionally styled Red Bourg, this is a really well-made option. Great balance, nice acid, red fruit, think tart cherries.
Created in 1955 by Daniel Rion, this family-owned estate began with only two hectares of vines located in the commune of Vosne Romanee, left to Daniel by his paternal grandfather. Until 1978, Daniel sold his wine to Burgundian negociants. In the late seventies, his sons joined the business, bringing new parcels of vines with them. A new winery was built with a larger cellar and a tasting room. Today, the domaine consists of eighteen hectares of vineyards with eighteen appellations in six villages of the Cote des Nuits and the Hautes-Cotes: Premeaux, Nuits Saint Georges, Vosne Romanee, Chambolle Musigny, Vougeot and Marey-les-Fussey.