Michele et Patrice Rion, Clos Vougeot Vintage:2017 From proprietor Jonathan Malthus

From proprietor Jonathan Malthus

Tasted July 2016

This is very ripe with its aromas of cooked plum

A brooding and inexpressive nose mixes notes of red pinot fruit with a lovely array of spice and floral elements

Michele et Patrice Rion, Clos Vougeot Vintage:2017 From proprietor Jonathan Malthus(from a purchase of fruit and vinified by the domaine). More moderate though hardly invisible wood serves as a less than neutral backdrop for the very pretty red currant, dark cherry aromas spiked with earth and a whiff of leather. There is fine volume and richness to the solidly dense full bodied flavors that possess an attractive texture, all wrapped in a powerful, very firm and lingering finish. This is an excellent effort and its relatively rare