2024 Pierre Yves Colin Chassagne-Montrachet Vieilles Vignes Villages
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Log inThe greatest discovery of the last ten years in the field of white Burgundies is probably Pierre-Yves Colin. In 2001 Pierre-Yves started as a micro négociant in “haute couture” wines. At that time he also worked for his father, the well-known and respectable winegrower Marc Colin from Saint-Aubin. But Pierre-Yves wanted to make even better wines and his father did not give him those options (according to Pierre Yves). This eventually resulted in a break and from 2005 Pierre-Yves could fully focus on his own company. The vast majority of the wine comes from its own grapes. In addition, Colin also purchases grapes from a few fellow producers that he knows well personally. The work in the vineyard and harvesting takes place under the direction of Pierre Yves and his team, so that he has full control over the quality. His enormous drive, almost bordering on the obsessive, to make only the best possible.
The grapes come from our own vineyards and are picked entirely by hand and selected very strictly. The wine is made in a very natural way, is not crossed, but very lightly filtered. Bâtonnage during vinification is not an issue. Pierre Yves believes that this is manipulation of the wine. The wine ages for 14-18 months in used oak barrels of approx. 2-3 years old. The barrels are not toasted, but burned minimally to protect the wood.
The Pierre Yves Colin Chassagne-Montrachet Vieilles Vignes Villages has an unprecedented purity and are a true reflection of varietal and terroir. The wine is thickly smoky, strong and full of spice. Leave it alone for a few years and then dream away.
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Originating from five parcels on the Puligny-Montrachet side, planted to vines now averaging 65 years of age, the 2024 Chassagne-Montrachet Vieilles Vignes opens in the glass with aromas evocative of nashi pear, lemon oil, freshly baked bread and a faint hint of sage. The palate is medium-bodied, elegant and incisive, with a crisp core of fruit and mouthwatering acidity.
Pierre-Yves Colin, together with his two sons—Mathis, who joined the domaine in 2020, and Clément, who followed in 2023—are typically among the earliest to pick. In 2024, however, mindful of the importance of capturing the optimal harvest date, they picked considerably later than many of their neighbors, beginning on September 19 and continuing through the end of the month. Yields averaged around 40 hectoliters per hectare, except in the Hautes-Côtes de Beaune, where they were roughly half that. At harvest, grapes registered between 11.7% and 12.7% potential alcohol. The 2024 vintage has emerged with wines that are clearly articulated by their respective terroirs, marked by tension and a subtle reductive edge. They are scheduled to be bottled in June 2026, after nearly two years of élevage, a regimen that should render them well suited to a broad drinking window.
Pierre-Yves works with 17 hectares, 13 of which are estate-owned. When he purchases fruit from the remaining four hectares, it is—with few exceptions—sourced from vineyards that his team cultivates and harvests themselves, applying the same rigor and accountability as to their own vines.
Depending on the vintage, the grapes are typically—though not every year—crushed and subjected to long pressing cycles lasting four to five hours, extracting firmly yet slowly. Vinification and maturation then proceed in barrel, with approximately 95% of the volume raised in larger 350-liter barrels (depending on the size of the cuvée, it is worth noting) from Tonnelleries François Frères and Chassin, of which between one-fifth and one-quarter are renewed annually. With increased cellar space, Pierre-Yves has now extended the élevage of his lesser appellations to match that of his top cuvées, maturing them for 22 months on the lees and racking to tank for the first time only one month prior to bottling. There is no lees-stirring, no fining and no filtration.
It is also worth recalling that since relocating to his new, significantly colder cellars in Chassagne-Montrachet’s industrial zone, his wines retain higher levels of free sulfur dioxide for any given addition, so less is being used, with the first additions made after the completion of malolactic fermentation—though in certain years, such as 2015 and 2019, malolactic was blocked in 20% to 25% of the barrels of each cuvée—and the final additions occurring roughly six months before bottling. All wines are sealed with natural cork.
Published: Feb 26, 2026
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From: Burgundy 2024: One Battle After Another (Jan 2026)
The 2024 Chassagne-Montrachet Vieilles Vignes is a blend of five vineyards on the Puligny side of the appellation. It has a well-defined bouquet, scents of lemon rind and a little smokiness manifesting with a few swirls. The palate is harmonious on the entry, beautifully balanced, a "lilting" Chassagne with hints of Clementine and quince towards the controlled but surprisingly persistent finish. Excellent.
- By Neal Martin, January 2026
“It was a difficult and challenging vintage," Pierre-Yves Colin told me at his winery in Chassagne-Montrachet. “From the beginning, it was difficult to plough the soil because the grass was growing so much. We had to do a lot of hoeing, much of it by hand in April and May. That was a huge amount of work, so we needed many more people in the vineyard than usual. Since the summer was so wet, it was quite difficult to manage the mildew. In a vintage like that, the mildew seems more resistant, almost impossible to control. We start every season organic, but we accept the use of different, more efficient products if we have to. We delayed the harvest twice after analysing the fruit, and finally started on September 14 in Meursault. It was quite quick as the yields were low, around nine days in total, finishing up in the Hautes-Côtes on September 22. In the end, we cropped at 45 hl/ha. The vinification was normal, with nothing special except that the texture of the fruit plus the crop size meant everything had to be whole-bunch pressed. That is not the case every year. Most of the aging took place in 350-liter barrels, and the wines are on lees at the moment. The white wines in this vintage represent an old-school style of Burgundy. We used around 20 to 25% new oak, less than in historic vintages. I think they are more terroir wines than vintage wines. We have a new bottling machine with nitrogen protection, so nowadays, the free sulpher dioxide is between 25 and 30 mg/L.”
Much sought after by superstar rappers and wine-lovers alike, these 2024s are scintillating at their best. The readjusted use of sulfur that I have detailed in previous Burgundy reports predicates less reductive renditions of wines that were once notoriously closed and demanded hours’ decanting. Recent vintages feel, for want of a better word, “liberated” from a winemaking regimen—as such, they articulate the individualities of their respective terroirs. His 2024s come highly recommended, though with small yields they are going to be strictly allocated.
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Pierre-Yves Colin-Morey is a winemaker known for his exceptional wines from Burgundy. Pierre-Yves, born in 1972, is the son of Marc Colin, a leading winemaker in Burgundy. Pierre-Yves initially worked with his father at Domaine Marc Colin, but in 2005 he decided to set up his own domain.
History of Pierre Yves Colin Morey
He is the son of Marc Colin, a well-known winemaking family in the village of St. Aubin. Pierre-Yves is a very talented winemaker who has been responsible for vinification on his parents' estate for quite some time. In 2001 he started his own domain and further perfected winemaking. Pierre-Yves, for example, is a fierce opponent of bâtonnage, the constant stirring of fermenting must. He also likes to work with demi-muids, barrels of 500 and 600 liters instead of the usual 225 liter barrels. The barrels are not toasted, there is only a light roast for protection, so that the pores can close.
Production by Pierre Yves Colin Morey
The greatest discovery of the last ten years in the field of white Burgundy is probably Pierre-Yves Colin. In 2001, Pierre-Yves started as a micro négociant in “haute couture” wines. At that time he also worked for his father, the well-known and respectable winegrower Marc Colin from Saint-Aubin. But Pierre-Yves wanted to make even better wines and his father did not give him those opportunities (according to Pierre Yves). Ultimately this resulted in a break and from 2005 Pierre-Yves could fully focus on his own company. The vast majority of the wine comes from our own grapes. In addition, Colin also purchases grapes every year from several fellow producers whom he personally knows well. The work in the vineyard and harvesting takes place under the supervision of Pierre Yves and his team, so that he has full control over the quality. His enormous drive, almost bordering on obsessive, to make only the best possible (whether it is a Bourgogne Blanc or his Montrachet) largely explains his success. Kegs or cuves that for one reason or another do not meet his high standards are sold to the trade, even though he has to make a significant financial commitment. In the cellar, Pierre Yves opts for a long education. Naturally, the wines ferment on their own (natural) yeasts. They are then aged for a long time in wooden barrels with a capacity of 350 liters. The wines mature for about 14 to 20 months on their fine lees (no batonnage takes place). Pierre Yves is a firm believer in a long upbringing. To prevent premature oxidation, the wines are given sulfite in small doses and the extent to which it has been absorbed by the wine is measured after a few weeks. Only the very best (untreated) corks are used and the bottles are closed with wax capsules.
Deze 2024 Pierre Yves Colin Chassagne-Montrachet Vieilles Vignes Villages presenteert zuivere tonen van nashipeer, citrusschil en brioche met een subtiele rokerigheid, elegante medium body en een knisperende, mondwaterende zuurgraad. Die mineraliteit en frisse aciditeit snijden prachtig door vet en romigheid en accentueren delicate smaken, waardoor de wijn uitstekend past bij gevogelte, witte vis, schelpdieren en zachte kazen; probeer hem bij licht geroosterde of op de huid gebakken vis, zacht gestoofde kip met een romige saus of kort in witte wijn gestoomde schelpdieren om de citrus- en briochetonen extra te laten stralen.
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