Domaine Poisot, Corton-Bressandes Grand Cru, 2012 SO091525 Prum and a touch of black

and a touch of black pepper

and Lorenzo Accomasso made one of the most quietly compelling versions in La Morra

The three Bs here refer to Baga (80% of the blend)

The still format—no carbonation—allows mineral character and fermentation complexity to emerge fully

Domaine Poisot, Corton-Bressandes Grand Cru, 2012 SO091525 Prum and a touch of blackA Grand Cru from a tiny domaine with an extraordinary backstory, now with bottle age. Domaine Poisot traces its Romanee Saint Vivant and Corton holdings to 1902 when Marie Poisot inherited a share of her father Louis Latour's estate; Remi Poisot took back the family vines and resumed making the wine himself in 2010 after 25 years as a French naval officer. Corton Bressandes is the most elegant, finely structured of the Corton Grand Cru climats. The