2014 St Aubin 1er Cru La Chateniere
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(bottled in December): Pale green-tinged yellow. A suggestion of leesy complexity to the aromas of citrus fruits and musky white flowers. Nicely concentrated and saline, showing a youthfully reticent medicinal character. This wine came across as quite bracing following my tasting of Colin-Morey's 2015, with an element of crushed-rock minerality dominating today.
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Jancis Robinson MW
Stephen Tanzer, Vinous
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The 2014 Saint Aubin 1er Cru Chatenière has a more reserved and laconic bouquet compared to Pierre-Yves's other 2014 Saint Aubins, more backward and requiring more cellar time. The palate is fresh and crisp, quite precise with nectarine and lemon peel notes, peach following later with a light brush of honey. This is a punter-friendly Saint Aubin and I don't intend that in a bad way - just a wine that is delicious to its core.
Two different parcels of four- and 48-year-old vines. Very pale straw. Something a little floral about the nose of this. Rather open and broad at first and then it tightens up on the finish. Pungent. Long – builds on the finish. (JR)
(these vines are located just below Champlots): Bright, pale yellow. Precise and pungent on the nose, offering scents of lemon curd, smoke and mint along with a sexy note of reduction. Sweet, fine-grained and gentle yet also bright and juicy, despite being made from vines in a warm spot that's protected from wind. Nicely deep and long. Colin-Morey told me he ages about 90% of his Saint-Aubin wines in 350-liter barrels, between 33% and 40% of them new.
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.