2016 - Saint-Aubin 1er Cru En Remilly, Pierre-Yves Colin-Morey

Bright, green-tinged yellow. Aromas of lime, ginger and mint call to mind a mini-Chevalier-Montrachet. Juicy, pure and tightly wound, showing none of the exotic character of the Chatenière. This very concentrated, dry, linear wine finishes with terrific slowly unfolding length and precision--a bit austere today but not hard. Rémilly is just over the hill from Chevalier-Montrachet, so it's no coincidence that this is an outperformer for its appellation. Only 50% frost here, noted Pierre-Yves Colin. Lay this one down.

The 2016 Saint Aubin 1er Cru En Remilly is quite elegant and open-knit this year, though I can imagine it gaining weight and depth with a bit of bottle age. The wine unfurls in the glass with notes of apples, green pear, iodine and hazelnut cream, followed by a medium-bodied, supple and delicately textural palate framed by deftly judged acids.

Very sunny spot. Particularly calcareous with white soils and vines 45 and 20 years old. Can suffer in hot, dry summers such as 2015.Pale straw. Really quite delicate on the nose. Bone-dry end. Tingly and refined. Lots of vivacity but not that much density. (JR)