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The October 2022 Auction: Part 1

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Auction Ends: 10/6/2022 6:00:00 PM PDT

Lot #267. Pierre-Yves Colin-Morey Chassagne-Montrachet La Maltroie 2015

Description: Consists of 1 Bottle, 0.75L
Score: 91-93 NM.
"The 2015 Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru La Maltroie is a small cuvée of just four barrels, one of which is new this year. The bouquet is attractive with delicate aromas of white peach, citrus peel and a hint of passion fruit that gently unfold in the glass. The palate is fresh and vibrant on the entry with crisp acidity, citrus lemon and tangy orange peel, leading to a focused and energetic finish. This is an excellent, beautifully crafted Chassagne-Montrachet from Pierre-Yves Colin. Somebody had described Pierre-Yves Colin's new winery on the outskirts of Chassagne-Montrachet as looking like a disco. I am not sure which discos this person has been to. Certainly I never frequented one installed with stainless steel vats and barrels, but hey, there is probably one out there somewhere. We went up to Pierre-Yves' tasting room that enjoys a splendid vista over towards Chassagne to taste through the complete range, around half of the crus in bottle and half still in barrel (as indicated by those with banded scores). "We started the harvest on 1 September," he told me. "We planned 27 August when I saw the high temperature, but we wanted to wait for lower temperatures. We had a bit of rain on the Tuesday morning so we started with the Bourgogne Chardonnay, then started in Meursault. We picked everything by 8 or 9 September. In some terroir, it can be difficult in such a warm and dry season, which meant that sometimes there is less character in terms of mineralité. But they became more interesting after the rain at the beginning of September. Occasionally it could be challenging for the younger vines as well. The fruit was very clean with no rot at all, good ripeness but not crazily high, the highest around 13.4° alcohol. We don't often have this quality of grapes—they were clean with good ripeness even in the lowliest of appellations. I never worried about the acidity and everything went through full malolactic. The Bourgogne and Saint Aubin were bottled in the second week of January [it used to be before the following harvest] and the others, Meursault, Chassagne-Montrachet later this spring. There is no lees-stirring." Pierre-Yves wines have been rightly praised in recent years. The only caveat is that they tend to be made in a more reductive style, so give them adequate time in a decanting to get the most from them. Whilst it is true that 2015 was not a favorable vintage for Burgundy whites, Pierre-Yves did a sterling job this year." Neal Martin, Wine Advocate #230, Apr 2017
Provenance: The Foxy Cellar
Lot Location: Orange County
Estimate: $180

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