Domaine Marc Colin Chassagne-Montrachet Cuvée Margot 2024
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The Land
Chassagne-Montrachet is one corner of white Burgundy's golden triangle, alongside Puligny-Montrachet and Meursault, at the southern end of the Côte de Beaune. Its clay-limestone slopes run between roughly 220 and 325 meters, and where the limestone is finer and the marl harder, the Chardonnay reaches a level few places on earth can match. Cuvée Margot is drawn from parcels including Les Encégnières, which lies directly below the grand cru Bâtard-Montrachet, along with Perclos and Pierres. These are village vineyards with grand-cru neighbors, and it shows in the wine's depth. Chassagne whites are known for power and richness rather than the leaner cut of nearby Saint-Aubin.
The Wine
100% Chardonnay blended from four village parcels in Chassagne-Montrachet. Whole-cluster pressed, fermented with native yeasts, and aged in French oak barrels, around 15 percent of them new, on the fine lees for close to a year. That gentle oak handling adds structure without masking the fruit. Expect ripe white peach, pear, lemon curd, hazelnut, and a little brioche from the lees, with a broad, mouth-filling texture and a saline, mineral lift on the finish that keeps the richness in check. There is more flesh here than in the Saint-Aubins, with the same underlying tension. The 2024 vintage was small and difficult across Burgundy, with mildew pressure and low yields, though the fruit that came through made bright, balanced whites.
The People
The cuvée is named for Margot, the grandmother of Caroline and Damien Colin, who run the domaine today. Marc Colin founded the estate in 1970 in Saint-Aubin on vines inherited from the Colin and Ponavoy families, some held for over a century, and his father Pierre had planted in Puligny as far back as 1946. Damien makes the wine and Caroline runs the business, still with Marc close at hand, while two other Colin sons, Pierre-Yves Colin-Morey and Joseph, went on to found their own labels. The vines are worked by hand and the style aims for transparency over flash.
Food Pairing
A village Chassagne of this weight can carry a real main course. Pour it with roast chicken and tarragon, with lobster or crab in butter, with a creamy mushroom or chicken pot pie, or with pork loin and apples. It is also a natural with a nutty, aged Comté. Serve it cool but not cold so the texture and the oak both settle in. The kind of white Burgundy worth saving for a dinner you actually want to remember.
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Burgundy, in eastern France, encompasses several subregions, but it is the Côte d'Or that is home to many of the world's most expensive and revered wines. The region, primarily a single east-facing slope, has mixed limestone soils that vary dramatically from village to village and even vineyard to vineyard. White wines, crafted from Chardonnay, range from rich and opulent to lean and intensely mineral, while Pinot Noir produces silky, perfumed red wines of exceptional finesse and complexity. Centuries of winemaking tradition have resulted in every plot being meticulously recognized and scrutinized, making the Côte d'Or a true capital of terroir.
Burgundy - Cote d'Or
Chardonnay, one of the world's most versatile and beloved white grape varieties, showcases a remarkable spectrum of styles, from the lean, mineral-driven expressions of Chablis in France to the rich, buttery, and oak-aged versions from California's Napa Valley. Its adaptability extends to cooler climates such as Burgundy, where it achieves elegance and complexity, and to regions like Australia's Yarra Valley, known for producing vibrant and fruit-forward renditions. This grape's ability to reflect its terroir, coupled with winemaking techniques, results in a wide array of profiles, including unoaked, crisp varieties with apple and citrus notes, to full-bodied wines with tropical fruit flavors and creamy textures.
