2021 Pierre-Yves Colin-Morey Batard Montrachet Grand Cru
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2021 Pierre-Yves Colin-Morey Batard Montrachet Grand Cru

Burgundy, FRANCE
$2750. 00
Bottle
$33000.00 Dozen
Closure: Cork

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....
An exuberantly fresh and floral-suffused nose also displays notes of green apple and citrus confit. There is excellent richness and power to the focused middleweight flavors that evidence a taut muscularity on the impressively persistent finale. Excellent development potential here. Drink through 2033+.
93-96 points
Allen Meadows - Burghound

The 2021 Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru is terrific, exhibiting aromas of pear, crisp green apple, orange zest and freshly baked bread. Full-bodied, layered and multidimensional, it's taut and layered, with terrific concentration and a long, saline finish. Sadly, less than one barrel was produced.
93-95 points
William Kelley - Wine Advocate (Feb 01, 2023)

The 2021 Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru, comprising just a single one-year-old 300-liter barrel, is stunning on the nose with vibrant green apple, wet limestone and citrus scents, quite penetrating but, oh so elegant. The palate is well balanced with a powerful opening, more tropical than anticipated with wild peach, persimmon and hints of grapefruit, spicy with stem ginger on the finish. Wonderful. Drink 2026-2050.
95-97 points
Neal Martin - Vinous

From the vines of Pierre-Yves’ father-in-law Jean-Marc Morey. One new barrel of 280 litres, built to measure, clean and pure, ripe enough, white fruit, with a steadily growing power to the back. Keeps on going without ever becoming massive. Drink from 2028-2034.
93-95 points
Jasper Morris MW - Inside Burgundy

The Bâtard was curiously less expressive and a bit more reserved than other wines in this cellar. Still, however, pleasantly ripe pear and quince aromas with a subtle hint of white flowers develops on the palate. The texture is firm and broad, with structure in all the right places. The grapes come from the 0.08-hectare plot at the centre of Bâtard; they are lightly crushed prior to fermentation in large casks with a modest proportion of new wood for the appellation. Drink 2027-2050.
95 points
Charles Curtis MW - Decanter