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2021 Pierre-Yves Colin-Morey Chassagne Montrachet Vieilles Vignes
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....
Moderate reduction masks everything but a touch of petrol character. The attractively textured and generous medium weight flavors possess good underlying tension while displaying fine length on the clean and sneaky long finish. I like the balance and would suggest allowing this 5 to 8 years of cellaring in order for better complexity to develop. Lovely and worth considering. Drink 2028+.
89-91 points
Allen Meadows - Burghound
There's no Ancegnières this year, so everything is blended into the 2021 Chassagne-Montrachet Blanc, a medium to full-bodied, ample and elegant white evocative of pear, freshly baked bread, honey and mint. Precise and vibrant, without any asperity, it's a success.
88-90 points
William Kelley - Wine Advocate (Feb 01, 2023)
The 2021 Chassagne-Montrachet Vieilles Vignes, a blend of four parcels, has a fragrant nose of wild peach and light Granny Smiths, the malic element indicative of its Puligny leaning origin. The palate is well balanced with fine depth, a little more viscous and spicy in texture, fine extract here with a pleasing long finish. This will offer 15-20 years' drinking pleasure. Drink 2024-2040.
90-92 points
Neal Martin - Vinous
Includes Ancegnières this year. Clean pure lemon yellow. There is a nice touch of flesh suggested by the nose, though in fact the palate has a little refreshing lime note. However, there is a more classical white fruit across the palate. Less was lost here – just down 30%. Drink from 2024-2028.
89-91 points
Jasper Morris MW - Inside Burgundy