Romanée-Saint-Vivant Grand Cru

Strong meats and game will show it off to best effect: game birds or animals. Wild poultry such as lacquered duck, as well as wonderful pieces of roast veal will be delicately surrounded by those tight, yet so elegant tannins of this truly great Pinot Noir.

The plot is planted on brown limestone heavy clay and quite deep soil. Facing the rising sun, it is located at the foot of the mythical Romanée Conti. About thirty-five years old, it produces flamboyant red wines that express all the subtleness and complexity of the Pinot Noir.

It is aged in oak barrels, 30 to 50% of which are new, for 16 to 18 months. The malolactic fermentation is carried out to 100%.

Harvested by hand and sorted by the vines, the grapes are 100% de-stemmed before being placed in an open oak cask. Maceration and wine-making last between 15 and 18 days. Cap-punching and recoopering are carried out daily during the alcoholic fermentation.

After all the various divisions and sales that have occurred since the succession to the estate of Marie Poisot and the death of her son Pierre Poisot (1900 - 1937) wine-grower in Aloxe-Corton and Rémi's grandfather the area cultivated today covers approximately 2 ha with the specificity rare for a small family estate of having three Grands Crus and a Premier Cru. In keeping with the family history the cellar and the wine cellar where the grapes are vinified are located in Aloxe-Corton; this small village of great renown entirely dedicated to the vine had the name of the Grand Cru Corton appended to that of Aloxe by an Imperial Decree dated March 22 1862.