2014 Pierre-Yves Colin-Morey Chassagne-Montrachet Les Caillerets 1er Cru

The 2014 Chassagne Montrachet 1er Cru Caillerets has that quintessential white Burgundy on limestone soil nose with hints of chalk and flint developing with aeration, all with fine precision and impressive intensity. The palate is fresh and vibrant, a keen bitter edge like the 2014 Baudines, perhaps with great tension and nervosity towards the finish. This deserves a couple of years in bottle after bottling next year. Excellent.

Barrel sample. One parcel of 15 rows, nine of which are 75 years old and 6 rows are 27 years old. Unexpectedly heavy and spicy on the nose. Intense and mineral. Tight and full of potential. Really concentrated and nervy. Very dry and taut. No concessions to sweetness. Very long. (JR)

(just finishes its malolactic fermentation): Pale, bright yellow. Aromas of peach, pear, lavender, hazelnut and menthol energized by crushed-stone minerality. Sweet and plump on entry, then harmonious and weightless in the middle, with brisk acidity and calcaire minerality keeping this wine tightly wrapped today. Offers a compelling blend of richness and chalky high notes. Colin-Morey considers this to be "the grand cru of my estate in terms of terroir and age of vines."