2018 St Aubin, En Remilly, 1er Cru, Joseph Colin, Burgundy
Critics reviews
From both En Remilly and Les Cortons. Soft wood surrounds the mildly exotic aromas of both white and yellow orchard fruit where background nuances of lychee and citrus confit are present. The medium-bodied flavors are rich to the point of opulence yet the bright acidity and minerality add a sense of lift and energy to the solidly complex and persistent finale. Lovely and very En Remilly in style.
Allen Meadows, Burghound
The 2018 Saint-Aubin 1er Cru En Remilly is also showing brilliantly this year, bursting with notes of pear, hazelnuts, crisp orchard fruit and citrus oil, framed by a delicate touch of reduction. On the palate, the wine is medium to full-bodied, satiny and supple, with racy acids, fine concentration and a saline finish.
William Kelley, Wine Advocate
About this WINE
Domaine Joseph Colin
Joseph Colin is one of the four children of Marc Colin of St Aubin. Having worked at the family domaine until the 2016 vintage, Joseph decided, like his brother Pierre-Yves Colin- Morey before him, to strike out on his own: he took his six-hectare share of the vineyards and set up in the small cellar under his parents’ house. His philosophy is that wines are made in the vineyard and as such his winemaking shouldn’t dominate the wines. He uses relatively little sulphur; new oak is around 15% across the range, never exceeding 20%.
Chardonnay
Chardonnay is often seen as the king of white wine grapes and one of the most widely planted in the world It is suited to a wide variety of soils, though it excels in soils with a high limestone content as found in Champagne, Chablis, and the Côte D`Or.
Burgundy is Chardonnay's spiritual home and the best White Burgundies are dry, rich, honeyed wines with marvellous poise, elegance and balance. They are unquestionably the finest dry white wines in the world. Chardonnay plays a crucial role in the Champagne blend, providing structure and finesse, and is the sole grape in Blanc de Blancs.
It is quantitatively important in California and Australia, is widely planted in Chile and South Africa, and is the second most widely planted grape in New Zealand. In warm climates Chardonnay has a tendency to develop very high sugar levels during the final stages of ripening and this can occur at the expense of acidity. Late picking is a common problem and can result in blowsy and flabby wines that lack structure and definition.
Recently in the New World, we have seen a move towards more elegant, better- balanced and less oak-driven Chardonnays, and this is to be welcomed.
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From both En Remilly and Les Cortons. Soft wood surrounds the mildly exotic aromas of both white and yellow orchard fruit where background nuances of lychee and citrus confit are present. The medium-bodied flavors are rich to the point of opulence yet the bright acidity and minerality add a sense of lift and energy to the solidly complex and persistent finale. Lovely and very En Remilly in style.
Allen Meadows, Burghound
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