2016 Pierre-Yves Colin-Morey Chassagne-Montrachet Les Caillerets 1er Cru
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(about 50% frost; made from very old, low-yielding vines): Bright, light yellow-green. Pungently mineral scents of lime zest, white flowers, crushed rock, anise, caraway seed and mint. At once vibrant and thick, with flavors of underripe pineapple and grapefruit pith displaying terrific energy and lift. This beauty expanded with air to reveal a silkier texture, outstanding purity and a captivating crushed-chalk dustiness. Incidentally, Pierre-Yves Colin told me that he's currently enjoying white wines from his 2003 through 2006 vintages at home--"but nothing younger than that."
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Jancis Robinson MW
Stephen Tanzer, Vinous
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Consistently one of Pierre-Yves Colin's best wines, and one produced from vines he owns and farms himself, the 2016 Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Caillerets exhibits notes of citrus zest, white flowers, struck match and crushed chalk. On the palate, it's medium to full-bodied, with beautiful structural finesse and a bright, tangy line of acidity, concluding with a saline finish. Pierre-Yves observers more than two-thirds of the vines are 70 years old and that the remainder are 30 years old.
Barrel sample. Racy, tense nose. Very delicate and bone dry. Lots of wet stones and soaring perfume. The very embodiment of raciness. Transparent and very terroir-driven. Super-lively. Very juicy and long, but a very long-term wine. Lots to chew on at the moment. (JR)
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.