Patrice Rion Nuits Saint Georges 1er Cru Les Hauts Pruliers 2022

Patrice Rion Nuits Saint Georges 1er Cru Les Hauts Pruliers 2022

and although this was not the same caliber as the previous perfect example

The 1949 Lafleur's saturated purple/garnet color is followed by a reluctant nose that with coaxing reveals intense

with focused

The mouth feel is dense

There is a marked difference in scale as there is better density to the muscular and intense flavors that brim with evident minerality on the firm

bare-boned wine with more muscle

offering deeply concentrated but lively bitter cherry and boysenberry flavors and an invigorating kick of peppery spices

muscular and explosively long finish

but it is not overly drying and it is a lot more approachable than newly-released Nacionals can be

along with the French oak (about 100% new)

The delicious

Interestingly this is actually a bit more aromatically elegant with its super fresh nose of red cherry