Marc Colin

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Founded by Marc Colin in the late 1970s, the estate has been run since 2004 by his three children, Caroline, Damien and Joseph. The family estate lies 12 km southwest of Beaune (in the Côte de Beaune, Burgundy), next to Domaine Jean Claude Bachelet. The vineyard covers 19 hectares (16 devoted to white Burgundy and 3 to red Burgundy), with clay-limestone soils on the lower slopes and limestone on the upper slopes (marl-limestone in Santenay). The vines are planted with Pinot Noir (100%), Chardonnay (95%) and Aligoté (5%). Domaine Marc Colin is certified organic.

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Marc Colin Santenay Les Champs Claude Old Vines 2015
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Marc Colin Santenay Les Champs Claude Vieilles Vignes 2015

€72.00 inc-VAT per bottle
€60.00 ex-VAT

History of Domaine Marc Colin

Born in 1944, Marc Colin founded his estate with his wife Michèle in the late 1970s. The couple brought together vineyards inherited through several generations of the Colin and Ponavoy families, including some plots that had belonged to the family for more than a century. They began with around six hectares in Saint-Aubin and Chassagne-Montrachet and continued to expand the vineyard through the 1980s and 1990s, when Saint-Aubin was still overshadowed by its illustrious neighbors, Puligny and Chassagne.

Pierre-Yves Colin took charge of winemaking in 1995 before establishing his own winery in the early 2000s, making way for his siblings. Today, the estate is run by Caroline and Damien Colin, whose complementary roles are guided by a shared vision of their craft: Damien oversees the vines and cellar, while Caroline handles management and sales. They continue the winemaking approach that made their father’s cuvées famous while refining the style, harvesting riper grapes, using less new oak and limiting sulfur. Awarded two stars by La Revue du vin de France, the estate has become an essential name for lovers of classic great white Burgundies.

Terroirs and Vineyards of Domaine Marc Colin

Saint-Aubin is a sheltered valley opening to the west of Chassagne-Montrachet and Puligny-Montrachet. Its distinguishing feature is its steep, limestone-rich slopes, where the finest climats form a band across southeast- and southwest-facing sites. The family is fortunate to have its vineyards on these pronounced slopes rather than on the plain, which explains the wines’ tension and mineral brilliance. The estate notably holds plots in some of the appellation’s most renowned climats, including En Remilly and Les Murgers des Dents de Chien, just above Montrachet and Chevalier-Montrachet on poor, stony soils.

Beyond Saint-Aubin, the family’s home, the vineyard holdings extend into Puligny-Montrachet, Chassagne-Montrachet and Santenay, with a few ouvrées in the Montrachet and Bâtard-Montrachet grands crus. Chardonnay accounts for the vast majority of the area, with around 10.50 hectares planted to white grapes; Pinot Noir completes the range in Santenay, Chassagne-Montrachet and Saint-Aubin. Clay-limestone soils, the vines’ relatively advanced average age and mechanical soil cultivation without chemical weedkillers underpin the quality. Season after season, Caroline and Damien Colin practice thoughtful, attentive viticulture with one goal: grapes of the highest possible quality.

Winemaking at Domaine Marc Colin

The grapes are harvested by hand and rigorously sorted. For the whites, they are pressed slowly in a pneumatic press, then fermented and aged in French oak barrels for 10 to 18 months, depending on the appellation. The proportion of new oak is deliberately kept low so it never obscures the terroir. Malolactic fermentation occurs naturally, and the wines rest on fine lees before being fined and lightly filtered prior to bottling to ensure stability and clarity.

The red grapes are fully destemmed and vinified in temperature-controlled tanks, with gentle extraction that favors texture and fruit over tannic power. Aging lasts around 15 months in oak barrels, and the wines are bottled without fining or filtration. The result is an immediately recognizable style: precise, saline, exceptionally pure whites capable of aging for a decade or more, and juicy, silky Pinot Noirs that have improved considerably in recent years, particularly those from old vines in Santenay and Chassagne-Montrachet.

The Cuvées of Domaine Marc Colin

Bourgogne Aligoté is the estate’s most approachable cuvée, vinified with the same care as its higher appellations. Lively and lemony, with appealing salinity, it makes an ideal aperitif and a perfect introduction to the house’s expertise.

Bourgogne Chardonnay comes from plots bordering the major appellations. It charms with notes of crisp orchard fruit, apple blossom and blanched almond, alongside a bright, concentrated, tangy palate. A remarkable introduction to the Colin range.

Bourgogne Pinot Noir completes the regional range in red, offering straightforward cherry and red-berry fruit, supple tannins and an elegant palate, to be enjoyed young.

Saint-Aubin white (village-level, sometimes presented under the plot name La Fontenotte or as the Luce cuvée) offers the most direct expression of the appellation: citrus, white flowers, green almond and wet stone, with a fresh, easy-drinking palate. Excellent pleasure for the price in a white Burgundy.

Saint-Aubin 1er Cru En Remilly is the estate’s signature climat, situated just above Montrachet on steep, limestone-rich slopes. Blended from several plots across the plateau and hillside, it yields a finely etched, distinctive wine with candied citrus, white flowers, brioche and oyster shell, intense salinity and remarkable length.

Saint-Aubin 1er Cru La Chatenière has a southeast exposure and poor, stony soils. Tightly structured and vertical in its youth, with floral notes, a herbal hint and incisive minerality, the wine develops alluring smoky complexity over time.

Saint-Aubin 1er Cru En Montceau comes from one of the appellation’s most limestone-rich terroirs, planted with vines 25 to 45 years old. The nose reveals citrus and white-fleshed fruit; the palate is precise, rich and delicately spiced, carried by lively fruit in which minerality takes precedence over weight.

Saint-Aubin 1er Cru Les Murgers des Dents de Chien lies high on the slope, immediately beside Chevalier-Montrachet, on extremely stony soil. This gives the wine impressive concentration and verticality, with saline length and striking freshness. A highly sought-after rarity.

Saint-Aubin 1er Cru Sur le Sentier du Clou combines tension with approachability, offering gentle citrus and white-flower aromas and a round, enveloping palate. One of the range’s most balanced premiers crus and among its most expressive when young.

Saint-Aubin 1er Cru Le Charmois borders Chassagne-Montrachet and shares some of its generosity. Broader and more sun-filled, it offers a full palate and notes of pear, hazelnut and delicate honey, balanced by well-judged acidity.

Saint-Aubin 1er Cru Les Combes stands out for its finesse and floral elegance, with a fluid, saline, beautifully defined palate that benefits greatly from a few years of aging.

Saint-Aubin 1er Cru Sous Roche Dumay occupies the upper slope on shallow soils. The wine is taut and crystalline, marked by lemon zest and flint, with a beautifully precise finish.

Saint-Aubin 1er Cru En Créots and Saint-Aubin 1er Cru Clos du Meix round out this collection of climats in more understated styles, combining white fruit, fresh hazelnut notes and the chalky minerality characteristic of the appellation.

Saint-Aubin 1er Cru Les Frionnes red is the estate’s only red Saint-Aubin premier cru cuvée. Made from fully destemmed Pinot Noir and aged for 15 months in barrels, it is juicy and fragrant, with raspberry, violet and a hint of spice, fine tannins and a fresh finish.

Puligny-Montrachet Le Trézin comes from high-altitude vines on poor soils. It combines floral finesse, taut citrus notes and chalky minerality in a poised style that is true to the spirit of the appellation.

Puligny-Montrachet Les Enseignières lies alongside the grands crus. Denser and deeper, it reveals aromas of white peach, acacia blossom and flint, with notable saline length.

Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru La Garenne sits high on the slope. It is a textbook Puligny: white peach, crushed stone and focused acidity, with firm structure and abundant finesse.

Chassagne-Montrachet white (the Margot cuvée, also known by the lieu-dit Les Encégnières) expresses the appellation’s roundness and generous appeal through pear, almond and a hint of brioche, without ever losing the freshness that is the estate’s hallmark.

Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Chenevottes grows on richer soils near Montrachet. The wine is fleshy and full-fruited, with subtle oak, notes of pear and almond, and a chalky freshness that gives it structure.

Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Champs Gains lies high on the slope and produces a more vertical, finely etched, saline wine, with citrus and gentle spice on the finish.

Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru En Caillerets is among the village’s most renowned climats. It combines power and refinement, with ripe fruit, a silky texture and a mineral finish of exceptional class.

Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Chaumées has an almost Puligny-like profile: poised and stony, with subtle floral notes, grapefruit and a lean mineral finish.

Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Vide Bourses borders Bâtard-Montrachet. Rare and little known, it appeals with its density, restrained richness and depth, as well as considerable aging potential.

Chassagne-Montrachet red Vieilles Vignes illustrates how far the estate’s reds have come. Made from old Pinot Noir vines, it surprises with its vigor, crisp dark fruit, fine tannins and spicy freshness.

Santenay Vieilles Vignes red is a generous, unpretentious Pinot Noir, with black cherry, licorice and supple tannins, made for the table.

Santenay 1er Cru La Comme red offers greater depth and structure, with a tightly knit palate, aromas of dark berries, forest floor and spice, and a firm finish that calls for a few years in the cellar.

Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru is produced in tiny quantities. Powerful, opulent and profoundly saline, it combines a full, rich texture with fine acidity, offering ripe white fruit, honey, toasted hazelnut and stony minerality of rare intensity. A white with exceptional aging potential.

Montrachet Grand Cru is the pinnacle of the range, drawn from a few ouvrées in Burgundy’s most prestigious climat. Breathtakingly full and complex, it combines a silky yet vibrant texture with almost endless length, as fruit, spice, flowers and stone play off one another for decades.

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