2023 Pierre-Yves Colin-Morey Bourgogne Aligote

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.

Pierre-Yves sources his Aligote from two sites, 25% from one located in Chassagne Montrachet lower slopes, and 75% from a parcel in Hautes Cotes de Beaune with 45+ year old vines of a type with a slightly rosé skin; Aligote d’Oree. His Aligote is the only wine which receives full malolactic fermentation in the range, and is aged in 350 litre barrels for 14 months then three months in stainless steel tank before bottling unfined and unfiltered.