Producer: Pierre-Yves Colin-Morey 
Region: Cote de Beaune, Burgundy, France 
Varietal: Chardonnay 
Year: 2020  

Decanter, 92 Points 

"Pierre-Yves Colin purchased three parcels in the Hautes Côtes in 2014 with Benoît Riffault and Emilie Sauzet, which he collectively refers to as ‘Au Bout du Monde’. The grapes get the same treatment: a light crush, virtually no settling and then into cask for a year and a further six months in tank. In 2020 the result was predictably sunny but there were citrus notes as well and enough freshness to bring the wine into balance." 

Wine Advocate,90 Points 

"From a parcel planted in 2015 at a density of 12,000 vines per hectare, Colin's 2020 Bourgogne Hautes-Côtes de Beaune Au Bout du Monde mingles notions of pear and white flowers and hints of freshly baked bread and nutmeg. Medium to full-bodied, lively and enveloping, with a pretty core of fruit and a saline finish, it's promising. The 2020 vintage is another very promising year for Pierre-Yves Colin, who finds the wines a bit more charming and demonstrative than the more serious, structured 2019s—the latter a vintage we revisited in bottle and which appears to possess considerable aging potential. As readers may know, Colin's bigger cuvées are crushed and see four-hour press cycles, whereas smaller cuvées aren't crushed but see even longer press cycles lasting five or more hours. Vinification and maturation in barrel, with a heavy emphasis on larger-format barrels, follows." 

Burghound, 

"A slightly cooler and less expressive nose highlights more floral-suffused aromas of lemon and green apple. The sleek, intense and stony medium weight flavors also possess better than average depth on the chalky and mildly austere finale. This too is worth considering. *Burghound Outstanding!*"  

Alcohol: 12.5% 

Sustainably grown. 

*Price and availability in store may vary. Vintage date may differ from pictured.