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

Blend of 2019 and 2020

fortified with corn spirit also from Austria

First conceived as Barbeito’s core offerings in the 5-year-old category

From a sourced grower in Pierry

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