2017 Pierre-Yves Colin-Morey St-Aubin 1er Cru "Hommage à Marguerite"(1.5L)

Colin has elected to produce a 2017 Saint-Aubin 1er Cru Cuvée Marguerite, a blend of the lieux-dits En Créot, Les Combes and Perrières that debuted after the 2016 frost. Exhibiting aromas of pear, fresh mint, white flowers and blanched almond, it's medium to full-bodied, bright and incisive, with tangy acids and a chalky finish. (WK)

(one-third each Les Combes, en Créot and Les Perrières, all harvested after the rain; aging entirely in 350-liter barrels, 25% new): Perfumed, precise aromas and flavors of white peach, flowers and crushed stone. The palate offers lovely concentration and spice character as well as a light touch, with harmonious lemony acidity contributing to the impression of inner-mouth perfume. This very nicely balanced wine finishes with good length and grip. Colin first made this blend in 2016 owing to the tiny quantities of fruit produced by these three parcels, naming the wine after his paternal grandmother, who died a few days before the frost of 2016. As he found the blend to be more than the sum of its parts, he decided to continue producing it in subsequent vintages. (ST)