2023 Domaine Hubert Lignier La Riotte, Morey St Denis Premier Cru, France Domaine Padié fortified with corn spirit also

fortified with corn spirit also from Austria

2018 Rivers-Marie Summa Vineyards Old Vines Pinot Noir

Aged 16 to 18 months in oak barrels

90 days maceration and 36 mo

Blend of 2019 and 2020

2023 Domaine Hubert Lignier La Riotte, Morey St Denis Premier Cru, France Domaine Padié fortified with corn spirit alsoSituated 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