Product Description:
Stone fruit and salinity from one of Saint-Aubin’s elevated 1er Crus.
The 2023 Saint-Aubin 1er Cru “Sur le Sentier du Clou” from Joseph Colin is a tightly composed, mineral-driven Chardonnay shaped by altitude, limestone, and restraint. Grown on white clay-limestone soils just above the hamlet of Gamay, this parcel borders some of Saint-Aubin’s finest sites, and the fruit reflects that pedigree with clarity and finesse.
This vintage delivers a crystalline, fluid style—glossy yet not overripe, with aromas of white peach, green apple, and grapefruit oil. The palate mirrors that brightness, layering stone fruit with a chalky, saline thread and a finish that lingers on smoked minerality. As always, Colin avoids bâtonnage and fining, using only minimal sulphur at bottling to preserve the wine’s tension and detail.
Best enjoyed from 2025–2029, or now with a short decant. Serve with roast poultry, scallops, crayfish or rich white fish.
Maker
Joseph Colin is part of a winemaking dynasty deeply embedded in the soils of the Côte de Beaune. The son of Marc Colin and younger brother to Pierre-Yves Colin-Morey, Joseph’s early years were spent learning the craft at the family domaine. But in 2016, he stepped out on his own—founding Domaine Joseph Colin with just over six hectares across nineteen appellations, stretching from Saint-Aubin to Chassagne-Montrachet and Puligny-Montrachet.
Since then, he’s earned a reputation as one of Burgundy’s most exciting modern vignerons. His style is confident, precise and deliberately hands-off—eschewing excess manipulation in favour of purity and site transparency. Colin's wines aren’t about making a statement; they’re about letting the vineyards speak in their own dialect. In just a few vintages, his domaine has become a benchmark for the next wave of white Burgundy.
Philosophy
Joseph Colin’s approach is rooted in purity—both in the vineyard and the cellar. Farming is organic in practice, and only the healthiest fruit makes it to press. In the winery, there’s no bâtonnage, filtration or fining, and no sulphur is used until just before bottling. This minimal-intervention mindset is matched by technical precision, delivering wines that are vibrant, mineral and unmistakably expressive of place.
Each site is picked on the early side to preserve acidity and lift, resulting in wines that hum with energy. But this brightness is balanced by textural mid-palate richness, a hallmark of Colin’s style. Whether it’s the electric line of Saint-Aubin “En Remilly” or the sculpted power of his Grand Cru Bâtard-Montrachet, the wines never overreach—they stay honest to their terroir.
With holdings across some of the finest slopes in the Côte de Beaune, including a handful of Grand Crus, Colin’s portfolio is as deep as it is site-specific. From the altitude of Puligny’s “Le Trezin” to the muscle of Chassagne’s “Vide Bourse,” every bottle carries the quiet authority of a winemaker at the top of his game.
Tasting Notes
NOSE
– Polished and expressive
Ripe white peach, green apple and a hint of grapefruit oil.
PALATE
– Mineral and precise
Fleshy stone fruit, chalk, and smoked saline depth.
FINISH
– Long and crystalline
Taught and salty with fine mineral persistence.
Reviews & Accolades
“Fluid, attractive, and quite crystalline... rather more body on the palate but still in a less ripe idiom.” – Jasper Morris, Inside Burgundy, 89–93 Points
The Finer Details
Style - White Wine
Varietal - Chardonnay
Country - France
Region - Burgundy
Vintage - 2023
Bottle Size - 750ml
ABV - 13.5%
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