Domaine Marc Colin Batard-Montrachet Grand Cru 2018

These are some of the most compelling white Burgs being made in France today, everything from their Aligote to their Montrachet is absolutely stellar and singing with mineral tension and tremendous balance with the stuffing to age for decades. Here is an illustrative quote from Damien Colin, who now controls the family domaine with his sister Caroline. "We continue to try to make tightly wound, energetic and built-to-age whites. I wouldn't call them old school in style, but we want them to age well and if that means sacrificing some early accessibility, we can live with that. Our clients like our approach and in that vein, we're using even less new wood than before. For example, for our St. Aubin 1ers it's no more than 15% while using 300-liter barrels and we use none at all for the Bâtard and Montrachet as we prefer to use one-year old barrels. We are also very conscientious about our yields because too low doesn't make for elegant and vibrant whites but too high is even worse as they lack texture. We have also now moved to an 18-month élevage period for all the whites, which allows them to clarify naturally so we no longer filter them. Overall, the idea is to make clean and transparent but vibrant wines that are age-worthy."