Winemaker Notes
Professional Ratings
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Decanter
Continues to be my favourite of Pierre-Yves' wines from the village, with its ripe aromas of Mirabelle plum, apricots touched with honey and a hint of white blossoms. The texture is luxurious, almost decadent, with slightly lower acidity than is sometimes the case in this cellar. The grapes are from three parcels totalling 0.67ha that cover the slope – one on the top, and two at the base. According to him, this is 'the most Chassagne-like style of St-Aubin'.
Barrel Sample: 95 -
Jasper Morris
A fine clear lemon yellow. The bouquet is attractive, a little more on the stones and a little less full than Chatenière, and beautifully poised. Perhaps even more typical of St-Aubin than Chatenière, with a long finish based on a mineral acidity. Fresh. Lively and rewarding. Picked on 31st August, which is early for St-Aubin, but is looking like a great decision. Drink from 2027-2033. Tasted Oct 2024.
Barrel Sample: 92-95 -
Vinous
The 2023 Saint-Aubin En Remilly 1er Cru offers a mixture of white and yellow fruit on the nose, very well defined and mineral-driven as a subtle smokiness emerges with time. The palate is very harmonious and well balanced with great concentration, and hints of tropical fruit toward a finish that fans out gloriously. Another superb Saint-Aubin from PYCM.
Barrel Sample: 92-94 -
Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
The 2023 Saint-Aubin 1er Cru En Remilly reveals aromas of pear, hazelnuts and white flowers, followed by a medium to full-bodied, satiny and seamless palate with a rich core of fruit, lively acids and a charming, open-knit profile.
Barrel Sample: 91-93
One of the most popular and versatile white wine grapes, Chardonnay offers a wide range of flavors and styles depending on where it is grown and how it is made. While it tends to flourish in most environments, Chardonnay from its Burgundian homeland produces some of the most remarkable and longest lived examples. California produces both oaky, buttery styles and leaner, European-inspired wines. Somm Secret—The Burgundian subregion of Chablis, while typically using older oak barrels, produces a bright style similar to the unoaked style. Anyone who doesn't like oaky Chardonnay would likely enjoy Chablis.
A steep, upcountry basin (referred to as a combe in French) in the southern end of the Côte de Beaune, St. Aubin is a direct westerly neighbor to Chassagne-Montrachet and Puligny-Montrachet. Recent years have seen a boom in white wine production so that now Chardonnay accounts for more than three quarters of area under vine here. Two thirds of St. Aubin is classified Premier Cru (30 total vineyards); most notable include Les Charmois, La Chatenière, En Remilly and Les Murgers Dents de Chie. The Premiers Crus of St. Aubin, wrapping like a ribbon upon the southeast and southwest facing slopes, produce fresh and elegant whites from Chardonnay. When young, these tout a refreshing grip and convey qualities of white flowers, citrus, pear, green almond and wet stone. Given some age, a graceful evolution occurs so that older St. Aubin whites express richer aromas of beeswax, honey, marzipan and spice.