The red is the 2011 Remi Poisot Pernand-Vergelesses 1er Cru "En Carradeaux" for as little as $39.99 on the 4-pack. This wine is sick. Delicious, but also with a wonderful complexity that is usually only seen in much more expensive Burgundies. The nose has that lipstick, mineral thing that really vivid, deeply fruited burgs have. Terrific intensity and volume in the mouth (tastes like a '12?). Amplitude is a word I used in my notes. Remi told me Carradeaux is often tannic in its youth and needs more time then the other red Pernand 1er Cru's. The terroir he said yields tannic wines and he is right, but the tannins are sweet and very velvety. This can be kept for 10-15 years. Amazing wine and, personally, I like the style here more than Chandon de Brielles who are the industry standard for for Pernand village and 1er Cru's. These wines are just sexier and have sweeter, deeper fruit. Darker colored wines as well. No noticeable oak - drink now and will improve with age. This is pretty limited.
I am also honored to be able to offer the 2011 Remi Poisot St. Aubin 1er Cru for as little as $42.99 on the 4-pack. My initial note says "serious, serious wine." Indeed it is. Super mineral nose. Like an array of the periodic table on the nose. So stunningly pure and vivid. The palate is lacey, has a stunning, loosey-goosey texture and is incredibly concentrated but not like a drill in your mouth concentrated but like a feather, if that makes any sense. There is a sensual and almost sex-filled texture. Amazing depth and almost a hint of that flinty, hazelnutty thing that the Chassagne Grand Cru's have. No noticeable oak - drink now and will improve with age. This wine is a benchmark bottle of white burgundy. Do not miss this and again these are limited. This is from Remi's micro-negociant operation (like Pierre Yves Colin Morey). I am always wary of tasting new negociant wines, but I have been blown away with some micro-negociant wines (like Pierre Yves Colin Morey and Herve Murat) and think that they can be some of the best wines and values in Burgundy. Remi said to me, "do you want to taste my negociant St. Aubin?," and I was all like....not so sure.....and he knew why I hesitated and he said, "just taste it and forget it is a negociant wine." I did and my mind was blown.
When I first visited Remi Poisot in Aloxe Corton I could feel the grandiosity of the hill of Corton in the distance and the wonderful Pernand 1er Cru's across the land that are so overlooked. I was in hallowed sacred land as I had never been to this part of Burgundy before. I spent maybe two hours wandering the hills and playing fetch with my companion's dog, Scooby, while getting furtive looks from vineyard workers who were pruning. Eventually I knocked on the door and Remi, who is a very distinguished looking gentleman, opened up and led us into his ancient cellar and starting pouring us his Burgundian nectars. I am always mystified when I taste wine this good and then realize it is not available in the States. For me, these are right up there with the 1st tier producers, They have the finesse, depth and breeding of producers like Bonneau du Martray, Bruno Clavelier and Fourrier. Nice trio, eh? They have a purity and drinkability factor that I look for, and as I am sure you can tell by now, I don't sell, drink or even want to talk about murky Burgundy. Nothing worse. These shimmer like the sun setting over the great hill of Corton.
Below is some background from our first Poisot e-mail.
Raise your hand if you have heard of Louis Latour. So, the story goes like this:
1) Marie Poisot, inherited her wine estate when her father Louis Latour died in 1902.
- Louis, her brother, inherited the other half. That other half is the hub of the eponymous Louis Latour estate.
2) Marie's vineyards were shared between her six children, including Pierre Poisot. The latter married Yvonne Misserey.
3) Three children were born of this marriage between 1932 and 1935: Maurice, Henri and France. Pierre was the head wine-grower at Louis Latour until he died in 1937. From 1902, Pierre's plots were farmed successively, under rental or sharecropping agreements, by Maison Louis Latour, Henri Poisot and Michel Voarick, prior to being taken back in 1986 by Maurice Poisot.
4) Maurice Poisot, married to Marie Louise Piguet, has five children. The third, Rémi, resumed cultivation in June 2010. Only Maurice's and France's plots remain of the original estate, Henri having sold his in 1990.
Enter Remi Poisot. He left Burgundy after high school at 18 and entered the navy and travelled the world as a decorated officer for 28 years. In 2009 he left the Navy to go back to Beaune and trained at the agricultural school there. He resumed cultivation and winemaking duties of the family vines in 2010. The estate is 3 hectares and he only has one 1er Cru and three Grand Cru's which is impossibly rare for an estate this small. The wines are brilliant. Like the great Louis Latour wines of the 60's. Incredibly pure fruit with also a lightness of touch, only found in the top estates in Burgundy and amazing freshness that Remi provides with his personal touch. These are not Louis Latour wines at all, they are Remi Poisot wines and he is a brilliant winemaker and so humble. The winemaking is very traditional with no tricks in the cellar.
2011 Remi Poisot Pernand Vergelesses 1er Cru "En Carradeaux" - $42.99 ($159.96 4-pack) (LIMITED)
2011 Maison Poisot St Aubin 1er Cru - $44.99 ($171.96 4-pack) (LIMITED)
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