2018 Pierre-Yves Colin-Morey Saint-Aubin Le Banc

Producer: Pierre-Yves Colin-Morey 
Region: Saint-Aubin, Cote de Beaune, Burgundy, France  
Varietal: Chardonnay  
Year: 2018

Burghound, 

"A pungent nose of soft reduction and wood toast largely pushes what appears to be ripe fruit to the background. More interesting are the denser and more serious medium-bodied flavors that possess very good vibrancy, all wrapped in a clean, dry and citrusy finish where the wood telegraphed by the nose slowly reemerges." *Outstanding, Top Value*" 

Jasper Morris, 

"Clear pale colour with green reflections. This is beautifully balanced, a little greengage fruit, good tension, perfectly poised with attractive length" 

Jancis Robinson, 

" Very slightly reductive giving a flinty note on the nose. Typical for St-Aubin in this vintage, and more generally, he notes. Sulphur-related compounds contribute to the aroma (but not SO2). On the palate, tight and juicy and generous in citrus but also that flinty note. There’s a depth and ripeness of citrus but also that lovely tension, rounded off with a gentle creaminess. (JH)" 

Wine Advocate, 

"The 2018 Saint-Aubin Le Banc wafts from the glass with scents of citrus oil, crisp Anjou pear, green apples and a touch of smoky reduction. Medium to full-bodied, layered and nicely concentrated, it's ample and nicely concentrated, with tangy acids and a penetrating, saline finish. This has turned out very well indeed." 

Alcohol: 13% 

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