2016 St Aubin Blanc Les Champlots
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Offering up notes of green orchard fruit and hazelnut cream, the 2016 Saint-Aubin 1er Cru Les Champlots is medium-bodied, broad and textural, with nice extract and concentration and succulent, lip-smacking acids. Like many of its siblings, this is a comparatively open-knit rendition of Champlots that will drink before its 2015 counterpart.
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Stephen Tanzer, Vinous
William Kelley, Wine Advocate
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Bright yellow-green. Aromas of nectarine, white pepper and herbs. Juicy, clean, smaller-scaled wine with a fine-grained texture and good energy. Spice and mineral flavors carry through to a perfumed finish featuring sneaky length. The crop here was barely one-quarter of normal, according to Colin, who added that his yields in Saint-Aubin ranged from 11 to 15 hectoliters per hectare in 2016.
About the producer
Pierre-Yves Colin-Morey (known by many as PYCM) is a négociant and domaine that has become one of the most popular white wine producers in Burgundy – with a prolific number of cuvées from the top Grands and Premiers Crus vineyards in the Côte de Beaune.