Bruno Colin : Chassagne-Montrachet Village "Vieilles Vignes" 2024

Characteristics and tasting notes of Bruno Colin's Chassagne-Montrachet Village "Vieilles Vignes" 2024

Tasting

Appearance
This wine reveals a deep and intense red colour.

Nose
The aromatic bouquet opens with fragrances of ripe red fruits, such as cherry and raspberry, enhanced by subtle floral notes and gentle hints of spice.

Palate
The palate proves silky and concentrated, offering a generous texture supported by tannins of great finesse. The whole is perfectly balanced by a beautiful freshness, stretching towards a long finish marked by fruit and an elegant mineral tension.

Food and wine pairings

This red wine will pair wonderfully with roasted white meats served with mushrooms, duck, slow-cooked veal dishes or a platter of fine charcuterie.

Serving and cellaring

To fully appreciate this Chassagne-Montrachet Village "Vieilles Vignes" 2024, it is recommended to serve it at a temperature between 14 and 16°C. This wine can be enjoyed now, but it will continue to develop in the cellar until approximately 2034.

The elegance and minerality of a rare Pinot Noir from Chassagne-Montrachet by the Bruno Colin estate

The estate

Located in the heart of the Côte de Beaune in Burgundy, France, the Bruno Colin estate was officially established in 2003, following the division of the family holding. Drawing on twenty years of experience alongside his parents, Bruno Colin, the current owner, crafted his first vintage in 2004. Today, the vineyard extends over nearly 9 hectares spread across five communes. Renowned for his pursuit of freshness and minerality, the winegrower produces vibrant wines that precisely convey all the complexity of their terroirs.

The vineyard

This cuvée comes from old vines aged between 45 and 65 years, spread across four emblematic lieux-dits of the Chassagne-Montrachet appellation: Bataudes, En l'Ormeau, Bouchon de Corvée and Les Houillères. Rooted in clay-limestone soils, this terroir benefits from demanding viticulture. The estate favours a sustainable, even organic approach, including mechanical soil work and rigorous yield control to allow the identity of each parcel to fully express itself.

Winemaking and aging

The grapes are harvested by hand, followed by a meticulous double sorting in the vineyard and then on a vibrating table. The grapes are entirely destemmed before a vatting period of about two weeks, carried out with minimal intervention to preserve the purity of the fruit. This Chassagne-Montrachet Village "Vieilles Vignes" 2024 is then aged in 350-litre oak barrels, of which 15 to 30% are new, for 12 to 18 months. The wine is finally refined in vat for 3 to 6 months before bottling.

Grape variety

100% Pinot Noir