Pierre-Yves Colin-Morey Chassagne Montrachet Vieilles Vignes 2023 ABC321 A whisper of botrytis lends

A whisper of botrytis lends apricot and honeyed depth

which means for wine lovers willing to buck a trend it is an opportunity

with bottling done straight from the cask rather than on a schedule

with notes of citrus confit

farmed and harvested for over twenty-five years -- from the warmer valley floor out to the coolest western reaches where fog and coastal ridges keep things tense

Pierre-Yves Colin-Morey Chassagne Montrachet Vieilles Vignes 2023 ABC321 A whisper of botrytis lendsPierre Yves Colin Morey became a star for all kinds of reasons. PYCM, as he is universally known, was an early master of a style of white Burgundy that has since become very popular: less oak (thanks in part to larger barrels), no lees stirring, slightly earlier picking, a touch more reductive. The aim was never the fat wines that were still popular when he was starting out, but rather wines that were chiseled and precise. Way back in 2008, Jancis