Pierre-Yves Colin-Morey Bourgogne Blanc 2023
The Wine
From vines located in Puligny, Santenay and also Saint Aubin ‘Le Banc’. Given all the same care in the vineyard as shown to village and Grand cru vineyards and it shows in the final wine with excellent intensity and lift. Likewise in the cellar this is all aged in 350 litre barrels (15-20% of which are new) as Pierre-Yves does for all his wines. A very stylish start to this remarkable range.
87-88 Pts Jasper Morris MW, Inside Burgundy 'Made with a predominance of fruit from below Chassagne. Pale colour, clean and clear, fresh and chiselled, a lemony aspect, already a bit reductive. Good length, very much PYCM style. Drink from 2026-2028.'
The Details
Variety - Chardonnay
Country - France
Region - Burgundy
Sub Region - Cote d'Or
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.
