2013 Pierre-Yves Colin-Morey Chassagne-Montrachet Les Ancegnières
Community Tasting Note
NoahCap wrote:
Tuesday, August 25, 2020 - Sigh…Not sure what to say here. The wine was good. Very classic. I’m not a great blind taster, but I would have pegged this as a quality white Burgundy pretty easily; classic flavors of yellow apple, pear, citrus, crushed white stones, light creaminess on the palate.
So why start this review with a sigh? It’s the high price of entry and the crazy hype around this producer. I had tried, and been mostly underwhelmed, by a few young PYCM entry-level bottlings that I found dominated by enamel-melting acidity and shotgun-barrel reduction that effaced any discernible complexity. But given all the hype, I laid down my money for a well stored premier cru in a prime drinking window. The bottle was sound and fresh as a daisy. As I said, it was good; a well-made white Burgundy that I just can’t get super excited about. I’ve had a few eye-closing, involuntary moaning-ly fantastic white Burgundy experiences for similar (or lower) price. I was hoping for something similar; I’m probably suffering from a case of too high expectations. Bottom line, a solid B+.
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Comment posted by gilrbo:
8/25/2020 11:32:00 PM - I understand. Burgundy prices have become crazy. By the way, if you meant this to be the "well stored premier cru", this is actually a village, even though bordering on grand crus.
Comment posted by NoahCap:
8/28/2020 6:55:00 PM - Hi gilrbo! You are right- this is a village-designate. Makes the price even that much more painful and emphasizes my original point! Thanks for the correction.