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The image shows a different vintage. Poisot’s Romanée-Saint-Vivant lies directly between Romanée-Conti and La Tâche and is one of Burgundy’s best-kept secrets.
The Poisot family owns about half a hectare of Romanée-Saint-Vivant in the best part of the vineyard, called Le Clous de Quatre Journaux, which borders directly on Romanée-Conti itself. The vines have an average age of 50 years. Try it again in seven years.
Before the name La Romanée – later divided into the areas Conti and Saint-Vivant Abbaye – came into use, the core of Romanée-Conti, covering about 1.5 hectares, was known as Le Clou de Cinq Journaux. The best part of Romanée-Saint-Vivant was the Clou de Quatre Journaux, with an area of about 1.2 hectares.
The entire Clou de Quatre Journaux was purchased around the year 1900 by Louis Latour, and in 1910 the Poisot family inherited their share of it, with one family member selling his portion to Domaine de l’Arlot, while the remaining half-hectare formed the core of Domaine Poisot.
Tasted young, it was a moving experience. How can fruit be so intense, how can the core of the palate be so dense, yet the prevailing impression be one of weightless, floating elegance? After about two years in its fruit phase, it has gradually closed down. When tasted again in September 2025, it was initially completely closed. We followed it over four days without any sign of oxidation, and on the fourth day it hinted at its greatness. In seven to ten years it can be tasted again. It will reach its peak in twenty years.
A glance at the Alfavin cellar
The freshest bottles will go directly to you from a former ice cellar high in the mountains, so you can experience them most beautiful wine moments