2017 Pierre-Yves Colin-Morey Chassagne Montrachet Les Ancegnieres

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.

Other Reviews....
The 2017 Chassagne-Montrachet Les Ancegnières—which, like the higher appellations, had been racked and returned to barrel when I tasted it—is showing very well, wafting from the glass with aromas of pear, fresh peach, nutmeg and mandarin oil. On the palate, the wine is medium to full-bodied, fleshy and textural, with good depth and weight at the core, tangy balancing acids and a mouthwatering finish. It's an attractively complete Chassagne from a parcel Colin owns that's located below Bâtard-Montrachet.
90-92 points
William Kelley - Wine Advocate (Feb 2019)

Inviting yellow-green color. Fully ripe aromas of peach syrup, lemon drop and white pepper. Quite concentrated, thick and rich, with its flavors of grapefruit pith and lemon zest lifted by a subtle spicy quality. Boasts an edge-free texture like liquid satin and yet there's no impression of undue weight. Finishing with echoing length, this should make a superb village wine. Incidentally, this wine and the following samples are aging entirely in 350-liter barrels, except for the Meursault Les Genevrières and Chevalier-Montrachet, of which Colin has just a single 228-liter barrique.
90-92 points
Stephen Tanzer - Vinous

Fine pure clear colour. The nose is a little sturdier than the St-Aubins, with little reduction apparent. Yes, in fact there is some lurking behind. White fruit with very good weight, greater density than the St-Aubins, altogether very successful for village level Chassagne, albeit from a top site.
92 points
Jasper Morris - Inside Burgundy

Vines 85 years old. Deep soils just below Bâtard. Racked and back to barrel in August. Will spend several months in tank before bottling in May.
Delicate nose, almost a touch of blossom here. Lemon cream, refined. Extreme tension, just softened by the texture. Less intensity than the En Remilly but equally great length. Fine, pure tight electric finish. Very very tight and needs time to relax.
17+/20 points
Julia Harding MW - jancisrobinson.com