Pierre-Yves Colin-Morey Bourgogne Hautes Côtes de Beaune Au Bout du Monde 2023 Magnum

From vines located higher up in the Hautes Cotes de Beaune approximately 400m above sea level. Pierre-Yves has bought land and over the last decade planted both Chardonnay and Pinot Noir in these higher cooler vineyard sites in the pursuit of freshness that he seeks for all his wines. Here the terroir is strongly limestone adding even more freshness and structure to the wines. Given all the same care in the vineyard as shown to village and Grand cru vineyards and it shows in the final wine with excellent intensity and lift. Likewise in the cellar this is all aged in 350 litre barrels (15-20% of which are new) as Pierre-Yves does for all his wines. A very stylish start to this remarkable range.

'These are mostly from young vines, planted with high quality material in 2015 and 2018 along with a few 40 year old vines. A fine glowing lemon and lime colour. There is more bouquet here, picked later of course, 7-9 September, with classic Colin-Morey tension, more than reduction, yet ripe enough fruit and a sense of vibrancy. Drink from 2026-2028.' (88-89) Jasper Morris MW, Inside Burgundy, October 2024.

Pierre-Yves Colin left the family domaine in 2005 (Domaine Marc Colin in Saint-Aubin) to branch out on his own, and today, together with his wife Caroline Morey, has established Pierre-Yves Colin-Morey as one of Burgundy’s most exciting and sought-after producers. Based in Chassagne-Montrachet they craft mineral-driven Chardonnays and refined Pinot Noirs from some of the finest terroirs in the Côte d’Or.

The white wines are whole bunch pressed, fermented with native yeasts and aged on lees for up to 18 months in mostly larger 350 litre barrels without any lees stirring.

The Village, Premier Cru and Grand Cru wines are bottled with extra long and extra wide (55 x 25 mm) untreated corks and the bottles are then sealed with soft wax as a further protection against premature oxidation. The resulting wines offer incredible purity, precision, and a true sense of place and are built to age for a good decade or more.