Marc Colin et Fils Saint-Aubin 1er Cru En Montceau 2021 Consignment with a long savory finish

with a long savory finish

a touch of cedar from time in oak

Filigreed and precise

while the refined structure shows why their hands-on approach matters profoundly

tamarind and cinchona

Marc Colin et Fils Saint-Aubin 1er Cru En Montceau 2021 Consignment with a long savory finishEn Montceau is one of Saint Aubin's most distinctive 1er Crus a southwest facing hillside where the topsoil runs just 30 centimeters deep over hard limestone. Damien Colin works three parcels here from vines of 30, 40, and 50 years old, and the wine consistently delivers a kind of saline, cut glass precision that is hard to find elsewhere in the village. 2021's cooler growing season was tailor made for this site: the wine is tight knit and chalky,