Pierre-Yves Colin-Morey Aligote 2023
The Wine
Coming from 25% located in Chassagne Montrachet lower slopes and 75% from a parcel in Hautes Côtes de Beaune – 45+ yo vines of a type with a slightly rosé skin Aligote d’Oree. Aged in 350 l barrels for 14 months then 3 months in stainless steel tank before bottling unfined and unfiltered in February 2025. Natural yeast ferment. The only wine with full malo in the range.
A stunning success in 2023 vintage with crystalline precision and great energy. Intense vibrant and super fine with great length and persistence. Showing exceptionally well in the 2023 vintage this combines the richness and depth from vines located on richer clay soil in Chassagne together with the freshness and acidity and cut from younger vines located high on the Hautes Cotes which have more limestone together with a good amount of clay.
The Details
Variety - Aligote
Country - France
Region - Burgundy
Sub Region - Hautes Côtes de Beaune
Extra - Cork
Year - 2023
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.
