A refined Saint-Aubin Premier Cru ‘En Remilly’ from Joseph Colin, sourced from one of the appellation’s most renowned and highly positioned vineyards. Citrus, white flowers and orchard fruit lead into a precise, energetic palate with fine limestone minerality, vibrant acidity and a long, saline finish. Elegant, focused and beautifully expressive of its terroir.
Joseph Colin Saint-Aubin Premier Cru 'En Remilly' 2023
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Style
A precise and mineral-driven white Burgundy, defined by tension, freshness, and elegance. Linear and focused, with a refined and energetic profile.
Vineyard
Located in Saint-Aubin, in the Premier Cru “En Remilly,” on high-altitude, limestone-rich slopes bordering Puligny-Montrachet. This exposed site produces wines with pronounced minerality, freshness, and structure.
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 precision and tension.
Nose/Palate
Citrus, lemon zest, white flowers, flint, and subtle herbal notes on the nose, followed by a medium-bodied palate with vibrant acidity, sharp mineral-driven structure, citrus and saline flavors, and a long, precise, elegant finish.
Saint-Aubin is a distinctive village of the Côte de Beaune, situated in a valley just west of Puligny-Montrachet and Chassagne-Montrachet. Its vineyards climb to higher elevations, where cooler conditions and limestone-rich soils produce Chardonnay with remarkable freshness, minerality and precision.
The village is particularly known for Chardonnay, although Pinot Noir is also planted. The limestone and marl soils, combined with the elevated slopes, give the wines a naturally energetic character, with bright acidity and a pronounced mineral backbone.
Saint-Aubin Chardonnay typically shows lemon, grapefruit, green apple, pear and white flowers, often developing almond, hazelnut and subtle pastry notes with age. The palate is fresh and finely textured, with chalky minerality and a long, saline finish.
Historically overshadowed by its famous neighbours, Saint-Aubin has increasingly gained recognition for the quality of its Premier Cru vineyards. Climats such as En Remilly, Les Murgers des Dents de Chien and La Chatenière can produce wines with remarkable depth and complexity, often offering exceptional value compared with Puligny- and Chassagne-Montrachet.
At its best, Saint-Aubin combines the precision of the Côte de Beaune with the freshness of higher-altitude terroir — elegant, mineral and energetic, with excellent potential for bottle ageing.
En Remilly is one of the most renowned Premier Cru climats of Saint-Aubin, situated high on the slopes directly opposite the Grand Cru vineyards of Puligny-Montrachet. Its privileged position and limestone-rich soils give Chardonnay exceptional freshness, precision and mineral energy.
The vineyard benefits from a cooler, elevated exposure, while the shallow limestone soils provide excellent drainage and a strong chalky character. These conditions allow the grapes to ripen slowly, developing concentration while preserving vibrant acidity.
Chardonnay from En Remilly typically shows lemon, grapefruit, green apple, white flowers and fresh stone fruit, with almond and subtle pastry notes emerging with age. The palate is linear and finely textured, combining lively acidity with pronounced limestone minerality and a long, saline finish.
Its proximity to Puligny-Montrachet’s Grand Crus is an important part of En Remilly’s reputation. The wines can show remarkable depth and complexity, often offering a similar sense of precision and mineral tension at a more accessible level.
En Remilly represents the finest expression of Saint-Aubin’s high-altitude terroir — elegant, chalk-driven and energetic, with the precision and ageing potential of a great Premier Cru.
2023 was a warm, generous and successful vintage in Saint-Aubin, producing Chardonnay with ripe fruit, attractive texture and enough freshness to retain balance. The higher-altitude vineyards helped preserve acidity, while the warm season brought greater concentration and aromatic richness.
The wines show ripe citrus, pear, white peach and white flowers, with subtle almond and pastry notes. On the palate, the texture is broader and more generous than in cooler years, balanced by fresh acidity and the characteristic limestone minerality of Saint-Aubin.
Compared with the cooler 2021 and 2022 vintages, 2023 is more expressive, rounded and fruit-driven, offering immediate appeal while retaining good mineral structure.
2023 Saint-Aubin is a vibrant and generous vintage — combining ripe Chardonnay fruit, fine texture, freshness and the distinctive chalky character of this high-altitude Côte de Beaune terroir.