Pierre-Yves Colin-Morey Hautes-Cotes de Beaune Blanc 2024
The Wine
94 Pts Charlie Curtis MW, Decanter 'The enchanting aromas are more green apple than citrus, with an edge of hawthorn flowers, spice, and a saline edge. The texture is lively, with tension and grip, but does not lack the substance to age for 5 to 10 years in the cellar. The grapes are from an estate in Cormot that PY Colin split with Benoît Riffault of Sauzet (who calls his half ‘Jardin de Calvaire’). The grapes are lightly crushed and fermented in large casks and foudres, then aged for a year, followed by another six months in tank – exceptional!'
The Details
Variety - Chardonnay
Country - France
Region - Burgundy
Sub Region - Hautes-Cotes de Beaune
Extra - Cork
Year - 2024
Volume - 750ml
About the Wine Maker 
Established as one of the young rising stars of Burgundy, Pierre-Yves Colin-Morey in 2005 left his family Domaine, Marc Colin, where he gained a solid reputation for his outstanding white wines. Pierre-Yves took control of a share of the family vineyards (Domaine Marc Colin) from 2006 vintage. His first vintages have been made from vineyards and growers that he works closely with buying the wine as must and aging the wines in barrels which he has supplied. If the resulting wines meet his standards the barrels of wine purchased are then matured in his own cold cellar below his house in Chassagne Montrachet. The white wines are whole bunch pressed, fermented with natural yeasts, aged on lees for up to 18 months in mostly in 350 litre barrels with no lees stirring and no filtration. The corks used come from one tiny supplier and are extra long and extra wide (55mm x 25mm) for the village, 1er cru and Grand cru wines and are untreated with no paraffin and the bottles are then sealed with soft wax to ensure no problems with premox. The resulting wines are built to age classically up to 10 years or more.
