1995 Chassagne Montrachet En Remilly

With a slight gold hue to its color, the roasted fruit and nut-scented Chassagne Montrachet En Remilly displays a robust and powerful, oil-textured mouth filled with toasted apricots and peaches. Concentrated and long, this delicious offering should be enjoyed over the next decade. This note is the result of tastings I did in Burgundy between January 7 and January 29. Always among the first of the major white Burgundy producers to bottle, Michel Colin makes forward wines that can be enjoyed the moment they are released. This estate's '95s are some of the best wines produced to date, combining first-rate extraction of fruit with excellent balance. I can't wait to taste Colin's '96s, produced from a vintage he claims is superior. Importer: Kermit Lynch Wine Merchant, Berkeley, CA; tel (510) 524-1524.