2009 Pierre-Yves Colin-Morey Chassagne-Montrachet Les Caillerets 1er Cru

The 2009 Chassagne-Montrachet Caillerets presents a more up-front, juicy expression of fruit. This is quite soft, round and pleasing but has just a touch less overall complexity than the other Chassagnes I tasted. In exchange, though, it should drink well pretty much right out of the gate. I especially like the soft, polished personality here. Anticipated maturity: 2012+. Pierre-Yves Colin-Morey is one of Burgundy’s most exciting young producers. Colin-Morey works with six hectares of vineyards, three of which are estate owned, while the rest are sources of purchased fruit. According to Pierre-Yves Colin-Morey, the key to 2009 was picking early. The harvest started on the September 4. Colin-Morey did a long, slow press, with no batonnage once the wines were in barrel, all with the aim of preserving as much freshness as possible given the natural ripeness of the fruit. Roughly 80% of the wines were aged in 350-liter barrels, larger than the norm in Burgundy. Colin-Morey finished bottling the 2009s in April 2011. Colin-Morey told me he wasn’t enthused about the 2009s at first, but now thinks the wines have enough freshness to age well. A Daniel Johnnes Selection, imported by Michael Skurnik, Syosset, NY; tel. (516) 677-9300-also imported by Bertin Henri Selections, 10900 N.W. 21st Street, Unit 180, Doral, Florida 33172 tel: (305) 343-4054