Marc Colin Bourgogne Chardonnay 2024
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The Land
Bourgogne Blanc is Burgundy's humblest white category on paper, but the source here is anything but humble. This wine is drawn from parcels on the edges of Chassagne-Montrachet, along with fruit from Puligny-Montrachet and remnants of the domaine's many Saint-Aubin plots. In other words, it is regional-level Burgundy grown on the same slopes and the same clay-limestone soils as wines that carry far grander names, just from vineyards that sit a step outside the village boundaries or feed the estate's entry cuvée. The vines were planted in 1972 and 1998, old enough to give the wine real depth for its category.
The Wine
100% Chardonnay from the heart of the Côte de Beaune. Whole-cluster pressed, fermented on native yeasts, and aged around ten months in neutral oak barrels, so there is texture from the lees but no oak flavor layered on top. Expect white peach, lemon, green apple, a little almond, and white flowers, with a clean, bright, medium-bodied palate and a saline, mineral finish that gives away its pedigree. This overdelivers for a Bourgogne Blanc. The 2024 vintage was small and difficult across Burgundy, with mildew pressure and low yields, but the fruit that came through made fresh, energetic whites.
The People
Marc Colin founded this domaine in 1970 in the village of Saint-Aubin, building on vines inherited from the Colin and Ponavoy families, some held for more than a century, and his father Pierre had planted in Puligny back in 1946. Today it is run by two of Marc's children, Damien in the cellar and Caroline on the business side, still with their father close at hand, while two other Colin sons, Pierre-Yves Colin-Morey and Joseph, left to found their own well-known labels. The domaine farms sustainably by lutte raisonnée and harvests everything by hand.
Food Pairing
This is the everyday white Burgundy to keep on hand. Pour it with roast chicken, with grilled fish or shrimp, with a quiche or a cheese omelet, or with a simple pasta in cream and lemon. It works as an aperitif and with a wedge of Comté. Serve it well-chilled. The kind of bottle that makes a Tuesday dinner taste like you tried harder than you did.
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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.
