Special pre-arrival offer of one of Burgundy's greatest Grand Crus

Ahead of the Burgundy 2022 offers I’m pleased to offer an almost unprecedented parcel of 20 cases of domaine-bottled Romanee St Vivant, at a keen price for such a celebrated cru, and available without any tied purchases of other wines.

Romanee St Vivant is probably my favourite Grand Cru but I had never heard of Domaine Poisot and struggled to find any critical reviews, so I tracked down a sample to taste.

Romanee St Vivant Grand Cru 2021
Domaine Poisot Pere et Fils
Subtle, at first almost understated, but really rather beautiful and of great length.  Red fruit and earth dominate the nose.  It’s an aroma that could appear quite fleeting, and quickly dissipates with too much glass swirling but, just left alone, really builds and intensifies in the glass.  Also gains in floral qualities.  Very fresh and lifted, with suggestions of 2021’s ‘crunch’ yet no under-ripeness or green.  At this young stage it is compact and linear on the palate but the fine-spun finesse of the tannin and the persistence of flavour clearly demonstrate quality and class.  This shows the elegance of the vineyard in terms of scent, texture and finesse but feels like it will be a slow burner in the cellar and needs plenty of time.  I keep looking for spice; right now I don’t find it but the persistence and purity of fruit is exquisite.
95/100 – Matthew Hemming MW

I set about researching this Domaine Poisot and found an article by Burgundy specialist Steen Öhman on his excellent WineHog site.

The Poisot family own nearly half a hectare of Romanee St Vivant, making them the fifth largest land holder in the Grand Cru.  DRC dominate the vineyard with 5.29ha whilst Cathiard has just 0.17ha.  What’s more, Öhman identifies the Poisot plot as occupying perhaps the prime sector of the vineyard – just upslope of the plots of domaines Cathiard, Dujac and Arnoux Lachaux, hard against the border with the Romanee Conti vineyard.

Remi Poisot took over the family estate in 2010 and this appears to be the point at which focus shifted from supplying fruit to negociants to domaine bottling.  Apparently Poisot was the source of Joseph Drouhin’s Romanee St Vivant in the past.

As I dug further into the story of the domaine I learned that the Poisots are cousins of our friends at Domaine Follin-Arbelet.  In fact, Follin-Arbelet do not own any land in Romanee St Vivant and their bottling of the Grand Cru comes from Domaine Poisot.

The process appears to be that Franck and Simon Follin-Arbelet do the harvest workfor their cousins and the wine is then made at and by Domaine Poisot.  Remi Poisot then sells a portion of his production to Franck and Simon and this is the Follin-Arbelet Romanee St Vivant.

As Jasper Morris MW reports in his latest review of Follin-Arbelet’s Romanee St Vivant:

In summary, today’s offer features:

• A rarely seen Romanee St Vivant.
• From perhaps the finest section of this famous terroir.
• Offered in volume and without in any-ins to junior wines.
• Precisely the same wine as the Follin-Arbelet Romanee St Vivant, but under the label of the domaine that owns the vines and makes the wine.

This has been a typically Burgundian knot to untangle but is also something of a buying coup – do let us know if you would like to add a case of this rare Grand Cru to your cellar.  Our stock is en route to Singapore, due to arrive in early April, and we expect it to sell out quickly.

The Offer
Stock offered pre-arrival and due to land in Singapore in early April 2024.

Romanee St Vivant Grand Cru 2021
Domaine Poisot Pere et Fils
20 cases (1×6) OC available @ $3,960 per case (w/ GST $4,316.40)

Subtle, at first almost understated, but really rather beautiful and of great length.  Red fruit and earth dominate the nose.  It’s an aroma that could appear quite fleeting, and quickly dissipates with too much glass swirling but, just left alone, really builds and intensifies in the glass.  Also gains in floral qualities.  Very fresh and lifted, with suggestions of 2021’s ‘crunch’ yet no under-ripeness or green.  At this young stage it is compact and linear on the palate but the fine-spun finesse of the tannin and the persistence of flavour clearly demonstrate quality and class.  This shows the elegance of the vineyard in terms of scent, texture and finesse but feels like it will be a slow burner in the cellar and needs plenty of time.  I keep looking for spice; right now I don’t find it but the persistence and purity of fruit is exquisite.
95/100 – Matthew Hemming MW

Jasper Morris’s en primeur note for the same wine but under the Follin-Arbelet label:
The Follins pick the grapes for their cousins at Domaine Poiset, who then vinify the wine and sell some back to Follin-Arbelet. Vibrant rich purple. There is clearly plenty of energy here but it is hard to see the detail. There is rich deep raspberry juice behind, slightly monolithic today though that is more a question of youth than lack of class.
92-95pts – Jasper Morris MW / Inside Burgundy

Terms & Conditions
Offer ends on Wednesday 17th January 2024 l No further discount l Immediate payment required l Delivery fees ($32.72) waived for purchases above $500 before GST excluding airports | Cancellation of orders not allowed l Orders to be collected/delivered within 3 months upon stock availability l Offered Ex-Singapore & subject to remaining unsold​