2013 | Pierre-Yves Colin-Morey | Corton Charlemagne

Description

White Wine: 2013 | Pierre-Yves Colin-Morey | Corton Charlemagne

The bouquet is sophisticated and beautifully defined with touches of quince and yellow plum, later white peach. The palate is very well balanced with a taut line of acidity that renders this very linear and direct, quite pointed and penetrating on the finish.

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Producer: Pierre-Yves Colin-Morey

Ratings: WA | 94BH | 94

Vintage: 2013

Size: 750ml

ABV: 13.5%

Varietal: Chardonnay

Country/Region: France, Cote de Beaune

The bouquet is sophisticated and beautifully defined with touches of quince and yellow plum, later white peach. The palate is very well balanced with a taut line of acidity that renders this very linear and direct, quite pointed and penetrating on the finish.

Reviews:

• Wine Advocate: The 2013 Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru comes from purchased grapes and for the first time they come entirely from the Aloxe-Corton side. The bouquet is sophisticated and beautifully defined with touches of quince and yellow plum, later white peach. The palate is very well balanced with a taut line of acidity that renders this very linear and direct, quite pointed and penetrating on the finish. This should be intriguing once in bottle.

• Burghound: A shy, indeed almost mute nose only grudgingly liberates its cool aromas of green apple, white fruit, spiced pear and wet stone. The intensely saline and stony big-bodied flavors are supported by a firm spine of citrus-inflected acidity that shapes the powerful finish that delivers outstanding complexity and persistence. I very much like the balance and this will need plenty of time to realize its full, and considerable, potential.

Producer Information

Maison Pierre-Yves Colin-Morey is a Burgundy producer based in Chassagne-Montrachet, in the Côte de Beaune subregion. It is known for its fine Chardonnay wines, and has most of its vineyard holdings in Saint-Aubin. The estate was established in 2005 by husband-and-wife team Pierre-Yves Colin and Catherine Morey, both children of esteemed Burgundy winemakers. Colin had been winemaker at his family’s winery since 1995 and in 2001 started a négociant business with his wife. In 2005, he left the family estate to establish his own label with his six-hectare (15-acre) share – the rest of the Colin vineyards remained with his three siblings (Caroline, Joseph and Damien, who run Domaine Marc Colin). Pierre-Yves Colin-Morey has holdings in several premier cru sites in Saint-Aubin and Chassagne-Montrachet including Chatèniere, Champlots, Remilly, Chenevottes and Caillerets. On top of this, the domaine buys grapes to make wines from several grand cru vineyards, including Bâtard-Montrachet and Corton-Charlemagne. The estate predominantly makes Chardonnay, but also produces a small amount of Pinot Noir from Saint-Aubin and Santenay. In the cellar, Pierre-Yves Colin-Morey does not employ battonage but favors lengthy lees contact and barrel aging. The wines are bottled without filtration and often without fining.