Domain Marc Colin Chassagne Montrachet Les Caillerets 1999 Bottle (75cl)
The Domaine Marc Colin Chassagne Montrachet Les Caillerets 1999 is a white Burgundy wine, classified as 1er Cru and originating from the Cailleret plot, within the Puligny-Montrachet appellation. Crafted from 100% Chardonnay, it received a score of 90/100 from The Wine Advocate. The publication describes a rich and elegant wine, driven by notes of lemon, earth and minerality, featuring a silky texture, freshness and a long, precise finish. Suggested drinking window: 2001 to 2009.
La bouteille proposée
- Size
- Bottle (75cl)
- Packaging
- Loose
- Label Condition
- Perfect
- Fill Level
- Perfect
- Capsule Condition
- Perfect
Identité du vin
- Couleur
- White
- Pays
- France
- Région
- Bourgogne
- Appellation
- Puligny Montrachet
- Producteur / Domaine
- Domaine Marc Colin
- Parcelle / Cru
- Cailleret
- Millésime
- 1999
Cépage et assemblage
- Grape Variety
- 100% Chardonnay
Domaine Marc Colin
Domaine Marc Colin et Fils is a family-run estate based in Saint-Aubin, in the Côte de Beaune. It is currently run by Caroline and Damien Colin, on 11.50 hectares spread mainly across Saint-Aubin, with plots also situated in Puligny-Montrachet, Chassagne-Montrachet and Santenay. The vineyard spans 24 appellations, predominantly planted with Chardonnay.
- Owner
- Caroline et Damien Colin
- Maître de chais
- Damien Colin
- Surface (ha)
- 11.50 ha
- Production (average bottles per vintage)
- environ 80 000 bouteilles/an
Histoire du domaine
The estate was founded in the late 1970s by Marc Colin and his wife Michèle Ponavoy, using family vineyards inherited from the Colin and Ponavoy families. In 1979, the estate comprised around 6 hectares in the communes of Saint-Aubin and Chassagne-Montrachet. The vineyard expanded over the following decades. Marc and Michèle’s children subsequently became involved in running the family business. Pierre-Yves Colin left the estate to set up his own estate in 2005. Joseph Colin, in turn, struck out on his own in 2017. Domaine Marc Colin et Fils is now run by Caroline and Damien Colin. Damien Colin is responsible for winemaking, whilst the estate practises sustainable viticulture, with soil cultivation and hand-harvesting. The estate currently cultivates 11.50 hectares, mainly in Saint-Aubin, supplemented by vineyards in Puligny-Montrachet, Chassagne-Montrachet and Santenay.
Cailleret
Cailleret is a Premier Cru classified climat of the AOC Chassagne-Montrachet, located in the southern sector of the commune. The regulatory name Cailleret also acts as a flagship climat: wines originating from the climats Les Combards, Chassagne, and Vigne Derrière may be labeled under this name, which explains a broader commercial footprint than just the Cailleret cadastral plot. Professional descriptions agree on shallow clay-limestone soils that are very stony and well-draining. The published altitude and exposure figures mainly concern plots held by certain domains and cannot be applied with certainty to the entire climat.
- Vineyard commune
- Chassagne-Montrachet
- Origin of the vineyard name
- The name derives from "caille/caillou" (quail/pebble), originating from the ancient root kal-ia, and designates a particularly stony terroir.
- Soil
- Shallow clay-limestone soils, very stony and pebbly.
Le domaine dans cette parcelle
- Estate holding in the vineyard (ha)
- 0.340000 ha
- Indicative vine age
- Vineyard partially planted since 1950.
Histoire de la parcelle
The climat belongs to the AOC Chassagne-Montrachet, recognized in 1937, and is featured today in the official list of 55 climats permitted to bear the Premier Cru designation. It was already distinguished as a "Première Cuvée" in the wine classification published by Jules Lavalle in 1855. Burgundian regulations subsequently established Cailleret as an authorized flagship climat for Les Combards, Chassagne, and Vigne Derrière.
