Two Small Allocations of The Best Burgundy Terroir I Sell: Grand Crus from RSV and Corton Charlemagne

2016 Vintage, Micro Production Romanee St. Vivant 

 - 2015 got 92-95, 2015 got 94 (From Burghound)

 - Insane Value $250 Less than The Cheapest Negociant RSV

 - The Best Value Grand Cru Red Burgundy on the Market By Far From The Upper Tier Vosne-Romanee Grand Crus

2016 Corton Charlemagne

 - Incredible Finesse and Intensity

 - One of the Top CC's of the 2nd Tier (Namely Below Coche-Dury)

Tasting with Remi Poisot is always a great treat as I get to taste Grand Cru Burgundy and usually

many vintages. He always has two vintages in barrel and some bottles open. I count my lucky stars that I am able to work with him as it enables me to offer top top Grand Cru Burgundies for a song. As many of you know there are no better values than Remy's two top Grand Crus. Today I have his brilliant 2016 Corton Charlemagne and his brilliant 2016 Romanee St. Vivant. These are "value" wines, not because you can eat them with pizza or serve them at a party but because they are incredibly underpriced given the quality and terroir.

First up is the 2016 Remi Poisot Corton Charlemagne Grand Cru for $119.99 a bottle on a 3-pack. This is year in and year out one of the best wines I import. There is something special about drinking Corton Charlemagne. It's so regal and distinctive and unlike any Chardonnay in in the world. It also happens to be my favorite white Grand Cru.  There are more expensive ones and more regal ones but for me Corton Charlemagne scratches that itch more than a Batard or Chevalier. These are vineyards that his family gave him, so this is about as good Corton Charlemagne terroir as there is. The 16 continues the streak of brilliant CC's from Remi. The nose is elegant and ripe with classic aromas of hazelnut, ripe green apples, aged Gouda, hazelnuts, iodine, huge minerals and grilled nuts. It is very aromatically complex and expressive. Such a deep nose that keeps changing. One of the best noses of 2016. Stunning. I cannot imagine how great this will smell with 4-5 years in the cellar. Or 10. The palate is rocking and already very open for a young Poisot CC. Insane acidity and freshness. So intense and deep. Structured, so pure, so sappy, beautiful ripeness while still showing some amazing tension and never ending length. It has top and I mean TOP 1% finesse. To have this much material and be this elegant is why this wine is Grand Cru. The texture is as sexy as you can imagine and the tension is first class. The wine really delivers an incredible finish that has to be tasted to be believed. This is a masterpiece that is not to be missed. This will be allocated. This needs 3-4 years to show well and then can last 10-15 years.

Up next is the 2016 Remi Poisot Romanee St. Vivant for $299.99 a bottle on a 2-pack. Before I get into the tasting notes you need to understand how remarkable a value this wine is. I went on wine searcher and checked out the prices of 16 RSVs. The cheapest RSV through 3 tier is $549 from Louis Latour, which is not the RSV at the top of everyone's list. Then Hudelot-Noellat at $795. Remi's is as good as it gets and is as good as all of these and is $299 a bottle. In the context of RSV, this is a ridiculous world beating steal. I don't have much but if you splurge on one red Burgundy Grand Cru this year this should be it as the value cannot be overstated. The 15 got 92-95 from BH and the 14 got a 94 as well. Those are elite score from Meadows. Anyway the wine is transcendent. Also as of 2015 Remy plows the RSV vineyard by horse. He pulls out all the stops. The wine is extraordinary. The sweetness of the fruit is just beyond anything. It is so elegant yet so concentrated and exquisite. The length of this wine is just beyond the comprehension of my small brain. It never ends. One sip is all one needs. The wine is persistent on the palate for 2-3 minutes each sip. You cannot believe it. It must be tasted to be believed. It has the finest grained fruit and tannins one can imagine. You can taste why this wine commands this premium price as it is just better than most any Pinot Noir I sell. It is refined like an 800 thread count sheet. It is so pure. The purest. It is so textured and so seamless. It is really a wonderful wine and you really get what you pay for here. It is so balanced and has zero hard edges no matter how hard you swish it. I don't have much.

2016 Remi Poisot Romanee St. Vivant - $299.99 NET

2016 Remi Poisot Corton Charlemagne - $124.99 ($359.97 3-pack)