Pierre-Yves Colin-Morey

Overview

Pierre-Yves Colin-Morey (PYCM) is one of the great white Burgundy producers — and the favorite white wine producer in this cellar. Pierre-Yves is the son of Marc Colin (Domaine Marc Colin) and married into the Morey family of Chassagne. He launched his own label in 2005 after leaving the family domaine. The wines are produced across a wide range of white Burgundy appellations, from Bourgogne Blanc to Bâtard-Montrachet grand cru, with particular strength in Chassagne-Montrachet, Saint-Aubin, Puligny-Montrachet, and Meursault.

PYCM’s white Burgundy sits at the reference level: mineral, precise, restrained, with exceptional aging potential. The style is the antithesis of flabby or over-oaked — these are wines of clarity and tension. The wines have achieved cult status with serious Burgundy collectors.

Appellations

• Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru
• Chassagne-Montrachet (villages, 1er crus: Cailleret, Chenevottes, Maltroie, En Remilly, Vide Bourse, La Romanée)
• Puligny-Montrachet (1er crus)
• Meursault (1er crus: Charmes, Narvaux, Goutte d’Or)
• Saint-Aubin (1er crus: En Remilly, La Chatenière, Murgers des Dents de Chien)
• Bourgogne Blanc “La Marguerite”
• Bourgogne Aligoté

Key Wines

• Bâtard-Montrachet — the apex; tightly wound in youth, magnificent with age
• Chassagne 1er Cru “Cailleret” — benchmark; refined, precise, long
• Saint-Aubin 1er Cru “En Remilly” — exceptional value relative to village; steep limestone terroir
• Meursault 1er Cru “Charmes” — rich but controlled; the most voluminous wine in the range
• Bourgogne Blanc “La Marguerite” — the entry point; mineral, precise; worth stocking

My Cellar / Purchases

Favorite white wine producer — #2 most-purchased producer overall in the last 2.5 years (219 bottles).

A high-consumption producer: bottles are being bought and opened actively rather than cellared long-term. This is a drinking wine as much as a cellaring one, though premier crus benefit from 5–10 years.

Style Notes

PYCM’s style is defined by reductive winemaking, native yeast fermentation, and minimal intervention. The wines show citrus, white flower, wet stone, and chalk in youth. With age they develop hazelnut, brioche, and a distinctive oxidative complexity that never tips into flabbiness. The structure is always there — even the Bourgogne Blanc has a nervous, saline quality that makes it refreshing and precise.

Comparison points: more mineral and tighter than classic Meursault; closer in spirit to Puligny or Chablis grand cru than to Chassagne’s usual richer style.

Buying Notes

• Buy across the range — even the entry-level Bourgogne Blanc is worth stocking
• Saint-Aubin premier crus offer the best quality-per-bottle value in the lineup
• Premier crus: 5–10 years from vintage for best drinking
• Grand cru (Bâtard): 10–15 years minimum; do not open young

2023 Vintage Notes

Visited January 2025. Full range produced in the generous 2023 vintage. PYCM’s Chassagne, Saint-Aubin, Puligny, and Meursault premier crus all produced. The 2023s showed the vintage’s characteristic richness combined with PYCM’s signature mineral precision and reductive purity.

My Tastings

(none formally recorded yet)

Sources

• sources/articles/VFTC/VFTC Jan-Feb 2025 #115.txt