2001 | Marc Colin | Montrachet

It reveals huge depth and a powerful underlying minerality, ripe fruit, honey, slate and mineral complexity. Medium-bodied, it has rich tropical layers on the long, juicy finish.

Reviews:

• Wine Advocate: From vines averaging 90-years of age, harvested at 14.7 degrees of natural potential alcohol (15.2, a new record, was achieved in 2002!), the pear and talcum-powder-scented 2001 Montrachet is, as seems to always be the case at this estate, in an ungiving, restrained state when tasted at this stage. It reveals huge depth and a powerful underlying minerality, portending a great future, yet gives the taster only a reluctant glimpse. Medium-bodied, concentrated, and refined, this is one of the few 2001s that will require (and repay) patience.

• Wine Spectator: Tough at first, it opened up in contact with air, suggesting cellaring or decanting it will deliver the ripe fruit, honey, slate and mineral complexity. Medium-bodied, it has rich tropical layers on the long, juicy finish.

Producer Information

Domaine Marc Colin et Fils is wine estate based in Saint-Aubin, in the Côte de Beaune subregion of a Burgundy. The domaine is particularly known for its local Chardonnay wines – a hallmark of the region, although Pinot Noir is also grown – spanning both Saint-Aubin and neighboring appellations. It was created by Marc Colin and his wife Michèle in the 1970s from plots inherited from the Colin and Ponavoy families. At the start, their holdings totalled six hectares (15 acres) in Chassagne-Montrachet and Saint-Aubin. Today the estate, run by three of the Colin's children, extends to 19 hectares (47 acres) over multiple appellations, including parcels in Puligny-Montrachet and Santenay. It had been larger but, in 2005, eldest son Pierre-Yves took his share of the vineyards to work separately, establishing the highly regarded Pierre-Yves Colin Morey domaine in Chassagne-Montrachet. Marc Colin's annual production totals around 120,000 bottles per year. Some 70 percent of this is white wine, ranging from Bourgogne Aligoté and Chardonnay through to Le Montrachet and Bâtard-Montrachet. The domaine also produces nine different white Saint-Aubin Premier Cru wines. Marc Colin also makes five red wines, headed by a Santenay Premier Cru La Comme.

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