2020 Pierre-Yves Colin-Morey, Meursault Premier Cru, Charmes

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate

The only cuvée that was vinified entirely in 228-liter barrels chez Colin this year is the 2020 Meursault 1er Cru Charmes. Bursting with aromas of pear, peach, citrus oil, freshly baked bread, pastry cream and anise, it's medium to full-bodied, layered and lively, with a fleshy core of fruit, racy acids and chalky grip on the finish. This is very promising. The 2020 vintage is another very promising year for Pierre-Yves Colin, who finds the wines a bit more charming and demonstrative than the more serious, structured 2019s—the latter a vintage we revisited in bottle and which appears to possess considerable aging potential. As readers may know, Colin's bigger cuvées are crushed and see four-hour press cycles, whereas smaller cuvées aren't crushed but see even longer press cycles lasting five or more hours. Vinification and maturation in barrel, with a heavy emphasis on larger-format barrels, follows. 92-94