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Domaine Joseph Colin - Saint-Aubin "Compendium" 2021

Domaine Joseph Colin - Saint-Aubin "Compendium" 2021

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Tasting Notes

The “Compendium” is vibrant and intense with orange citrus dancing around a flinty, chalky scent.

Joseph Colin initially trained at Domaine Marc Colin, working alongside his brother, Pierre-Yves, to make the family wines. In 2016, Joseph decided to create his own Domaine, and, subsequently, inherited just over six hectares of vineyards from his family holding, representing about nineteen different appellations, to start his exciting new venture. "Compendium" translates to "syntheses" in Latin, referring to the blend of seven of the appellation’s lieux-dits.

‘Or the 7 terroirs for the US.’ 9 parcels in 7 different terroirs. 6 days of harvesting here. More airy and perfumed – that’s a beautifully elegant aromatic. Ooh – that melts so beautifully over the palate too – not a wine of power but one of delicatesse and again gorgeously complex and delicious. ‘I remember this style in the 1990s but everyone said it was too pure, too precise, that’s why everyone used a bit more oak in that time’ – Bravo! Bill Nanson, Burgundy Report.

The bouquet is vibrant and intense with orange citrus dancing around a flinty, chalky scent that is amplified 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 liquorice. It can be paired with roast poultry, rich oysters, crayfish, scallops and white fish. You can drink it now with a 30-minute decant before serving or cellar it up until 2025+. 100% Chardonnay.

"Coming Soon."

Only healthy grapes make it to the press; the wines are also handled as little as possible, therefore there is no bâttonage, filtration or fining and no sulphur is used during the winemaking process until racking where minimal amounts are used. Fermentation and maceration is processed in 350-litre oak barrels for 12 months, before three months in stainless before bottling. 

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"Coming Soon."

Technical notes

Only healthy grapes make it to the press; the wines are also handled as little as possible, therefore there is no bâttonage, filtration or fining and no sulphur is used during the winemaking process until racking where minimal amounts are used. Fermentation and maceration is processed in 350-litre oak barrels for 12 months, before three months in stainless before bottling.