Michele et Patrice Rion, Nuits Saint Georges Clos Saint Marc other_regions_italy development and delicacy than the

development and delicacy than the 2005 perhaps

The wine is restrained

This is close to its peak

The powerful and impressively concentrated broad-shouldered flavors brim with both sappy dry extract as well as plenty of minerality that suffuses the wonderfully complex and persistent finish

Reserved and very linear and lightly phenolic

Michele et Patrice Rion, Nuits Saint Georges Clos Saint Marc other_regions_italy development and delicacy than the(a . 93 ha monopole of the domaine; from yields of only 9 hl ha). There is just enough oak present to warrant mentioning framing the compositionally similar if slightly more elegant nose. As is almost always the case, the middle weight flavors possess a sleeker and more refined texture that is aided by the abundant dry extract that buffers the firm but not rustic tannins shaping the impressively persistent finish. This is excellent and a wine that