2023 Domaine Hubert Lignier La Riotte, Morey St Denis Premier Cru, France Domaine Padié 2018 Rivers-Marie Summa Vineyards Old

2018 Rivers-Marie Summa Vineyards Old Vines Pinot Noir

fortified with corn spirit also from Austria

Aged 16 to 18 months in oak barrels

Estate-owned and biodynamically farmed by István himself (Demeter-certified)

90 days maceration and 36 mo

2023 Domaine Hubert Lignier La Riotte, Morey St Denis Premier Cru, France Domaine Padié 2018 Rivers-Marie Summa Vineyards OldSituated at the foot of grand cru Clos Saint Denis, La Riotte is a cru full of small stones, and it possesses a distinctively vivid, tight grained minerality from which all other elements of the wine seem to flow. Beneath the dominating calcareous elements are gorgeous red fruits, wispy spices, and a notable floral character. Aged in one quarter new wood for 18 months, La Riotte is a formidable wine that nonetheless refrains from drawing undue