Story of the Domaine
The Domaine RION was founded in 1896 by Pierre Rion, the ex-sharecropper of the Château de la Berchère, who had acquired the Château’s vines. His son Louis succeeded him, and during his time, he substantially enlarged the Domaine. In 1952, the Domaine was divided between his 2 sons. The oldest, Marcel Rion, further enlarged the Domaine and stayed in Vosne Romanée. Bernard Rion helped his father, Marcel, starting in 1973 and managed the domaine with his wife, Armelle, until 2019. Today, it’s his three daughters who run the domaine with Armelle. Since 2006, Bernard has been passing down his knowledge to his daughter Alice. Alice’s husband, Louis, joined her in the Domaine in 2010, and takes care of the work in the vineyards. Since 2015, Nelly, the oldest of the 3 girls, came back to the Domaine and is now in charge of marketing and finance. In 2018, it’s the youngest sister Melissa’s turn to join in the fun, developing further the domain’s tourism sector. A family filled history !
Our products
Our vineyards are located in some of the most prestigious villages of the Cote de Nuits: Vosne-Romanée, Chambolle-Musigny, Nuits Saint Geroges and Vougeot. This means we propose a wide range of offerings, including Coteaux Bourguignons, Village, 1st Cru and Grand Cru appellations.
Since the 90s, Armelle and Bernard RION have also developed their passion for the Burgundy Truffle. They are collected thanks to the intuition of their dogs, using the traditional method which assures a good maturity and quality of the truffles. We would love to share the secrets of the Burgundy Truffle and allow you to discover the particularly delicious wine-truffle pairing !
All of the domaine’s wine and truffle products can be found online at bernardrion.com
The birthplace of terroir
We invite you to take a peek of this video: “Bourgogne, the birthplace of terroir”. This film, made by the Bourgogne Wine Board (BIVB), shows you how geology has shaped the landscape we see today, and the patchwork of plots that are the Climats of Bourgogne.