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Domaine/Maison Marc Colin Montrachet Grand Cru(2004)
- Winery:
- Marc Colin et Fils
- Varietal:
- Region:
- France > Burgundy
- Type:
- White Wine
- User Tags:
- fruit, fine, elegant, powerful, complex, classy, dense, wine punch, staining, lenoir grape
- Burghound
- Issue 23, Jul 01, 2006
- 94/100
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May 2008
- Pierre-Yves Colin has now departed to form his own domaine (see Colin-Morey below) and thus I met with his two brothers, Damian and Joseph. Damian oversees the vinification and Joseph the viticulture though the 2004s were largely made by Pierre-Yves. They noted that post-sorting yields were in the 50 hl/ha range with sugars that were between 13 and 13.25% with almost no chaptalization. The vintage produced wines that are almost aggressively mineral with lots of various citrus nuances. The whites were bottled in August and as the scores and commentaries suggest, there are some seriously good read more...wines in this range, particularly at the villages and 1er levels. And in contrast to prior years, I have also reviewed the négociant wines in 2004. (Robert Chadderdon, New York, NY; Richards Walford, Bibendum, A&B Vintners and Goedhuis, all UK). Note: from vines on the Chassagne side As it should be, this is the best wine here with its compelling nose of floral, orchard fruit and gorgeous spice notes that keep changing each time one returns to the glass, followed by classy, pure and fine flavors that possess both powerful and elegance, which continues onto the ultra complex, dense, long and palate staining finish. Like the Bâtard, this is really quite fine for Montrachet though it doesn't lack for density or punch. A great wine that could conceivably surprise to the upside. (hide)
