A refined Chassagne-Montrachet Premier Cru ‘Vide Bourse’ from Joseph Colin, sourced from one of the appellation’s distinguished Premier Cru vineyards. Ripe citrus, white peach and white flowers lead into a generous yet precise palate, with fine limestone minerality, vibrant acidity and subtle creamy texture. Elegant, concentrated and long, with a fresh, saline finish.
Joseph Colin Chassagne-Montrachet Premier Cru "Vide Bourse" 2023
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Style
A precise and mineral-driven white Burgundy, combining tension with elegance and depth. Focused and refined, with a modern, terroir-expressive profile.
Vineyard
Located in Chassagne-Montrachet, in the Premier Cru “Vide Bourse,” on limestone-rich soils. This terroir produces wines with strong minerality, freshness, and structural precision.
Winery
Hand-harvested grapes, whole-bunch pressed and fermented with native yeasts. Aged in French oak barrels (low percentage of new oak) with lees contact, enhancing texture while preserving purity and tension.
Nose/Palate
Citrus, white flowers, stone fruit, and flinty mineral notes on the nose, followed by a medium-bodied palate with vibrant acidity, linear mineral-driven structure, citrus and orchard fruit flavors, subtle oak and lees texture, and a long, precise, elegant finish.
Chassagne-Montrachet is one of the most prestigious villages of the Côte de Beaune, renowned for both Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. Alongside neighbouring Puligny-Montrachet, it forms the heart of Burgundy’s greatest white-wine terroirs.
The vineyards stretch across limestone and marl soils with varied depths and exposures, creating a broad range of expressions. Chardonnay from Chassagne tends to combine mineral freshness with greater breadth and texture, often giving wines a fuller and more generous character than the more linear style of Puligny-Montrachet.
The wines typically show lemon, pear, white peach and white flowers, with almond, hazelnut, butter and subtle pastry notes developing with age. On the palate, they balance ripe fruit and creamy texture with vibrant acidity and a persistent limestone minerality.
Chassagne is also home to several Grand Cru vineyards, including Le Montrachet, Bâtard-Montrachet, Criots-Bâtard-Montrachet and part of Bienvenues-Bâtard-Montrachet, as well as numerous highly regarded Premier Crus.
Historically, Chassagne was strongly associated with both red and white wines, but Chardonnay gradually became increasingly important as the reputation of the Montrachet vineyards grew. Today, the village is one of Burgundy’s benchmarks for refined, age-worthy white Chardonnay.
At its best, Chassagne-Montrachet combines richness and minerality with remarkable balance — broader and more textured than Puligny, yet still precise, fresh and deeply expressive of its limestone terroir.
Vide Bourse is a distinguished Premier Cru climat of Chassagne-Montrachet, situated on the slopes above the village and close to the boundary with Puligny-Montrachet. Its limestone-rich soils and favourable position give Chardonnay a refined balance of richness, freshness and mineral precision.
The vineyard typically produces wines with ripe citrus, pear, white peach and white flowers, accompanied by almond and subtle pastry notes as they mature. On the palate, the wine is generous and textured, yet supported by lively acidity and a persistent chalky minerality.
Compared with the more austere expressions of higher-altitude Saint-Aubin, Vide Bourse tends to show greater breadth and richness, while retaining the elegance and mineral freshness characteristic of Chassagne-Montrachet.
Vide Bourse is a beautifully balanced Premier Cru — combining Chassagne’s natural generosity with limestone-driven freshness, precision and a long, saline finish.
A warm and expressive vintage in Chassagne-Montrachet, 2023 produced Chardonnay with ripe fruit, generous texture and excellent aromatic concentration, while the limestone-rich terroirs preserved freshness and mineral definition.
The wines show ripe citrus, pear, white peach and white flowers, with subtle almond and pastry notes. The palate is broad and silky, balanced by lively acidity and a fine chalky-mineral character.
Compared with cooler vintages, 2023 is richer, rounder and more immediately approachable, while retaining the elegance and structure needed for further bottle development.
2023 Chassagne-Montrachet is a generous and refined vintage — combining ripe Chardonnay fruit, texture, freshness and the distinctive mineral character of the Côte de Beaune.