2014 Chassagne Montrachet l'Abbaye Morgeot
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The 2014 Chassagne Montrachet 1er Cru Abbaye de Morgeot is a new offering from Pierre-Yves from a 0.5-hectare parcel of 15-year-old vines. It has a reserved, nutmeg and grilled almond-scented nose that just needs to develop a little more intensity. The palate is clean and tensile on the entry, with a hint of sour lemon mixed with rosewater and peach; it is delicate and charming, nothing overly complex here (perhaps due to the relatively younger vines), but there is impressive persistence on the finish.
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Jancis Robinson MW
Stephen Tanzer, Vinous
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Barrel sample. New from October 2013. 20-year-old vines. The vineyard was with Fleurot in Santenay. Fine and firm but not quite as pure as some. Just a little less expressive. Still falling into the PYCM stable? Grainy. ‘Les vins plus terriens’, according to PYCM. (JR)
(Colin-Morey has a métayage arrangement on this 13-year-old vineyard, which was recently purchased by American wine collector Wilf Jaeger, who is also a part-owner of RN74 in San Francisco): Bright, light yellow. Aromas of mirabelle and honey are less precise than those of the Chenevottes. Yellow fruit flavors come across as classically dry, with sound supporting acidity, but the finish shows a slight phenolic edge and a hint of warmth in the early going. Colin-Morey did a green harvest here, ultimately making about 47 hectoliters per hectare.
About the producer
Pierre-Yves Colin-Morey (known by many as PYCM) is a négociant and domaine that has become one of the most popular white wine producers in Burgundy – with a prolific number of cuvées from the top Grands and Premiers Crus vineyards in the Côte de Beaune.