2016 Meursault Charmes
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Pierre-Yves Colin purchases the grapes that produced his 2016 Meursault 1er Cru Charmes, but he farms the parcel himself. And it's a success in this challenging vintage, exhibiting dramatic aromas of peach and preserved citrus, framed by nutty new oak. On the palate, it's medium to full-bodied, chewy and concentrated, with good depth and substance. It's not as elegant as the Genevrières, but it's similarly promising.
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Jancis Robinson MW
Jancis Robinson MW
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In the middle of Lafon’s pacel, under Perrières. Quite high. Before it was made by Lafon – 20 years ago. Barrel sample. Broad and charming indeed. Real depth and undertow. Like fermented lemon cough sweets – some real richness as well as crystalline structure. Richer than most of his wines on the mid palate and then super-tight on the end. Incredibly long. (JR)
(Colin has just a single one-year-old 500-liter barrel of this juice): Ripe but very reticent nose hints at green apple. Tactile, peppery, dry and classic, conveying a dusty impression of extract. Tight, primary flavors of peach and white peach show a savory, sappy quality. Here's a young 2016 that might be compared to a 2010. This still needs further élevage to stretch out, and lose some of its CO2.
About the producer
Pierre-Yves Colin-Morey (known by many as PYCM) is a négociant and domaine that has become one of the most popular white wine producers in Burgundy – with a prolific number of cuvées from the top Grands and Premiers Crus vineyards in the Côte de Beaune.