2019 Joseph Colin Batard Montrachet Grand Cru

Marc Colin comes from a Burgundy wine family with a solid reputation. Together with his two sons, he manages a 20 ha estate located in the village of Saint-Aubin in the Côte de Beaune. He owns only top appellations: Montrachet, Bâtard-Montrachet, Premier Cru vineyards in Chassagne-Montrachet, Puligny-Montrachet, Saint-Aubin and Pernand-Vergelesses. This is very exceptional.

Joseph Colin is the son of Marc Colin and the younger brother of Pierre-Yves Colin. After Pierre-Yves left in 2003 to start his now famous PYC, Joseph took over Domaine Marc Colin with his two younger siblings, who had worked with his father since 1993. In 2017, Joseph followed in his older brother’s footsteps, taking over 6+ hectares of the original family property and making his own wines from there. The process of gifting the eldest children some of the world’s finest vines to forge their own paths in the wine world is a Burgundian tradition. In the case of the Colins, the parcels they were given include some of the finest Chardonnay plots around St. Aubin, Puligny and Chassagne. Joseph began working full-time with his father at such a young age and knows the vines in this white Burgundian mecca like no other, meticulously tending to each plot. He takes a hands-off approach in the cellar, fermenting with indigenous yeasts and maturing all the wines in 350L barrels on their fine lees until bottling in keeping with the style of his brother Pierre Yves and of course his father Marc Coline and mother Caroline Morey. The wines are all top examples of this most hallowed terroir of Chardonnay, with a tension and verve so sought after but so rarely found.

Bâtard-Montrachet is an appellation with an area of 10.27 hectares. Bâtard-Montrachet is one of the five appellations classified as Grands Crus of the Côte de Beaune, along with Bienvenues-Bâtard-Montrachet, Chevalier-Montrachet, Criots-Bâtard-Montrachet and Montrachet. The vineyards of the Bâtard-Montrachet appellation are located exclusively in the communes of Chassagne-Montrachet and Puligny-Montrachet between 240 and 250 metres above sea level and are planted on a terroir of brown limestone and clay soils. The wines of the Bâtard-Montrachet appellation, made exclusively from Chardonnay, are among the most prestigious wines of Burgundy. The vinification methods remain classic. Fermentation with indigenous yeasts, 12 to 18 months maturation in oak barrels. Only the amount of new oak varies for the wines, namely 15-20% for the Villages, 30-40% for the Premiers Crus / Grands Crus. Throughout the year, from pruning, they work the vines to give them the best quality potential at harvest (ploughing, regular soil analyses, annual replacement of dead vines, integrated cultivation, etc.)

The Joseph Colin Batard Montrachet Grand Cru comes from a vineyard located on the Puligny side of Bâtard and comes from vines that are over 50 years old. Fermentation with only indigenous yeasts and is matured in a one year old oak barrel. This Bâtard-Montrachet has beautiful aromas of butter, dried fruit and spices. It is a wine of unmistakable harmony and goes perfectly with refined dishes such as foie gras, caviar or lobster. A great wine.

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