Domaine Michele & Patrice Rion, Chambolle-Musigny Les Cras (village), 2023 Polaner Champagne 2025 aromatics layered and deep

aromatics layered and deep

vines 35-40 years old

rich bouquet of balsamic

and a subtle hint of truffle

produces wines of extraordinary elegance and longevity

Domaine Michele & Patrice Rion, Chambolle-Musigny Les Cras (village), 2023 Polaner Champagne 2025 aromatics layered and deepA village Chambolle hiding inside a Premier Cru name. Les Cras is best known as a Chambolle Musigny 1er Cru, but there's a village tier section sitting just above the classified parcels and this is the bottling Rion makes from it. East facing, halfway up the hill, with shallow clay studded with crushed limestone, it produces a Chambolle of real elegance at a village price. Patrice and Michle Rion launched the domaine in 1990; their son Maxime now runs