2013 Patrice & Maxime Rion, Chambolle Musigny, Les Amoureuses, 1er Cru 750ml

Lovely bright pink-purple with a gentle, graceful nose, combining both fruit and oak in harmony before the wine opens out sumptuously on the palate. Very long.

Despite this being a very late season, Patrice compares 2013 to the fruit of early vintages such as 2007 and 2011, but with more stuffing. It also reminds him of 1980, a particularly successful vintage chez Rion. The 2013 crop is a small one though, a touch more than 2012 but less than 2011. They employed two sorting tables, and since the grapes which reached the vats were all healthy, they used less sulphur during vinification.