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Pierre Yves Colin Morey, St Aubin 1er Cru En Remilly 2013
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Tasting notes
Reviewed by: Stephen Tanzer
Less open than the Chatenière, hinting at pear and minerals on the nose. Juicy and sharply delineated, showing excellent mineral energy and cut to the lemon and lime fruit. Finishes stony and long, with terrific saline intensity and lift. A very strong Saint-Aubin cuvée. Colin-Morey filtered but did not fine his Saint-Aubins, bottling them last August.
Reviewed by: Stephen Tanzer
Pale yellow. Aromatic nose offers scents of lemon, underripe pineapple, white pepper, spearmint and powdered stone. Juicy, quite dry and tight, with excellent acid cut to the lemon and lime flavors. Distinctly austere--even a bit green--but finishes with very good length. In recent years, Colin has picked these vines after the Chateniere.
Reviewed by: Neal Martin
The 2013 Saint Aubin 1er Cru En Remilly possesses the best nose of Pierre-Yves’s Saint Aubin premier crus with apricot blossom and lime-flower scents intermingling with the mineral notes. The palate is very well balanced with a taut line of acidity, very good weight in the mouth but not “fatness." The tension is maintained from the start to the graceful and focused finish. Pick of the bunch from P-Y's Saint Aubin? Definitely.
About the Producer
Maison Pierre-Yves Colin-Morey is a Burgundy producer based in Chassagne-Montrachet, in the Côte de Beaune subregion. It is known for its fine Chardonnay wines, and has most of its vineyard holdings in Saint-Aubin. The estate was established in 2005 by husband-and-wife team Pierre-Yves Colin and Catherine Morey, both children of esteemed Burgundy winemakers. Colin had been winemaker at his family's winery since 1995 and in 2001 started a négociant business with his wife. In 2005, he left the family estate to establish his own label with his six-hectare (15-acre) share – the rest of the Colin vineyards remained with his three siblings (Caroline, Joseph and Damien, who run Domaine Marc Colin). Pierre-Yves Colin-Morey has holdings in several premier cru sites in Saint-Aubin and Chassagne-Montrachet including Chatèniere, Champlots, Remilly, Chenevottes and Caillerets. On top of this, the domaine buys grapes to make wines from several grand cru vineyards, including Bâtard-Montrachet and Corton-Charlemagne. The estate predominantly makes Chardonnay, but also produces a small amount of Pinot Noir from Saint-Aubin and Santenay. In the cellar, Pierre-Yves Colin-Morey does not employ battonage but favors lengthy lees contact and barrel aging. The wines are bottled without filtration and often without fining.
