Domaine Michele & Patrice Rion, Nuits-Saint-Georges 1er Cru Les Hauts Pruliers, 2023

Les Hauts Pruliers is a Premier Cru in Nuits-Saint-Georges, and it's one of several cru bottlings from Patrice Rion—the domaine he founded in 1990 after a career as winemaker at his family's Daniel Rion estate, now run as a family affair with son Maxime. Nuits-Saint-Georges is the Cote de Nuits' answer to power: these Pinot Noirs are darker-fruited, more structured, and grippier than their neighbors in Vosne or Chambolle, and Pruliers sits among the village's well-regarded climats. The 2023 is young and built to reward patience. Cellar it for a few years, or decant well ahead if you open it now.