2017 St Aubin Blanc Compendium
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Fruit from six parcels of vines blended together. Lively, cool and fresh with a slight glucose note. Just a little simple for the price but well-enough made in a burgundian idiom. Clean and crisp. (JR)
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Jancis Robinson MW
Jancis Robinson MW
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A little light and loose on the nose. It does taste a bit of a compendium, aka mixing bowl. Not especially distinguished. (JR)
The 2017 Saint-Aubin "Compendium" is, as the name implies, a blend of six parcels. It has quite an intense bouquet of chalky scents augmented by white flowers and a touch of sea spray. The palate is well balanced and makes a lively entry, offering orange peel, Granny Smith apples and even a faint tang of licorice. It fans out gently on the finish, completing a very fine Saint-Aubin. Recommended.
A cuvée produced from six different lieux-dits, the 2017 Saint-Aubin Compendium reveals aromas of sweet green orchard fruit, beeswax and white flowers, followed by a medium-bodied, elegantly glossy palate with a layered core, chalky extract and a precise finish.
About the producer
Joseph Colin has fast become one of the Côte de Beaune’s most fashionable names. His first commercial vintage was only 2017, when he officially stepped away from the family business, Domaine Marc Colin.