2017 Pierre-Yves Colin-Morey Chassagne Montrachet Baudines Premier Cru

After leaving his family domaine in 2005, Pierre-Yves Colin-Morey has established himself as one of the rising stars of Burgundy. Pierre-Yves has built a strong reputation for crafting exquisite white Burgundy that display energy and vitality. 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 premature oxidation. The resulting wines are built to age classically up to 10 years or more.

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Other Reviews....
Strong sulfur pushes the underlying fruit to the background at present. Otherwise there is a beguiling sense of underlying tension to the more mineral-driven middle weight flavors that possess a lovely texture before terminating in a finely detailed, decidedly firm and youthfully austere finish. This almost delicate effort obviously needs to clean up the nose and to develop more depth to merit the upper end of my predicted range but I very much like the apparent potential.
90-93 points
Allen Meadows - Burghound

One of the more reserved wines in the range, the 2017 Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Baudines unwinds in the glass with aromas of white flowers, almond paste, green apple and Meyer lemon. On the palate, it's medium to full-bodied, satiny textured and deep at the core, with a blocky, somewhat rustic profile underpinned by incisive acids. This bottling is produced from purchased fruit.
90-92 points
William Kelley - Wine Advocate (Feb 2019)

Pale, bright, green-tinged yellow. Captivating high-pitched perfume of white peach, anise, fresh herbs, mint, white pepper and crushed stone. Penetrating fruit flavors of lemon drop, peach and apple are complicated by salty and gingery nuances. Not a thick style but shows plenty of texture and intensity and finishes with subtle, rising perfume. Colin typically seeks to pick these vines "a bit later, with better ripeness," but this wine nonetheless conveys a light touch.
91-93 points
Stephen Tanzer - Vinous