Domaine Pierre-Yves Colin-Morey

Pierre-Yves Colin trained at his father Marc Colin's Domaine Marc Colin in Saint-Aubin through the 1990s, working alongside his father in the vineyards and the cellar across the village's Premier Cru parcels. In 2001 he and his wife Caroline Morey launched a négoce label to gain experience trading and vinifying purchased grapes independently from the family domaine. The full domaine formed in 2005 when Pierre-Yves departed Domaine Marc Colin and established Domaine Pierre-Yves Colin-Morey from approximately 6 hectares of inherited family vines spread across Saint-Aubin and Chassagne-Montrachet. The post-departure family architecture has produced four distinct domaines across the next two decades: Pierre-Yves Colin-Morey (the contemporary apex of the family in commercial reputation), brother Joseph Colin who launched his own Domaine Joseph Colin in 2017, sister Caroline Colin and brother Damien Colin who together continue Domaine Marc Colin et Fils, and the parallel Caroline Morey label that Pierre-Yves's wife runs from the same Chassagne cellar.

• Pierre-Yves Colin trained at his father Marc Colin's Domaine Marc Colin in Saint-Aubin through the 1990s
• Négoce label launched 2001 with wife Caroline Morey; full domaine formed 2005 on departure from Domaine Marc Colin
• Domaine launched from approximately 6 hectares of inherited family vines across Saint-Aubin and Chassagne-Montrachet
• Marc Colin family architecture today: Pierre-Yves (PYCM, 2005), Joseph (Domaine Joseph Colin, 2017), Caroline Colin and Damien (Domaine Marc Colin et Fils)

Pierre-Yves's wife Caroline Morey is the daughter of Jean-Marc Morey of Chassagne-Montrachet (a separate person from Pierre-Yves's sister Caroline Colin, who works in the family's Domaine Marc Colin et Fils). In 2014 Caroline Morey inherited 7 hectares from her father and launched a parallel Caroline Morey label, run from the same Chassagne-Montrachet cellar facility that Pierre-Yves uses for PYCM. The two labels share infrastructure and cellar discipline while maintaining distinct vineyard sourcing and bottlings. The shared cellar is at 2 Chemin du Puits Merdreaux in Chassagne-Montrachet's zone artisanale, deliberately chosen for the colder cellar conditions that help preserve free SO2 and combat the premature oxidation that has plagued white Burgundy across the 2000s and 2010s. Sons Mathis and Clément Colin-Morey have trained at Jean-Louis Chave (Rhône), Domaine Tempier (Bandol), and Domaine Dujac (Morey-Saint-Denis) before returning to the family operation and are active in the contemporary vineyard and cellar work as of the mid-2020s.

• Wife Caroline Morey (daughter of Jean-Marc Morey of Chassagne; distinct from Pierre-Yves's sister Caroline Colin) inherited 7 hectares 2014; runs parallel Caroline Morey label from same cellar
• Cellar at 2 Chemin du Puits Merdreaux in Chassagne-Montrachet's zone artisanale; cold cellar conditions deliberately chosen to combat premature oxidation
• Two labels (PYCM + Caroline Morey) share cellar facility and cellar discipline; distinct vineyard sourcing and bottlings
• Sons Mathis and Clément Colin-Morey trained at Jean-Louis Chave (Rhône), Domaine Tempier (Bandol), Domaine Dujac (Morey); active in vineyard and cellar work as of the mid-2020s

The estate covers approximately 13 to 14 hectares today (about 4 hectares leased), expanded from the 2005 inheritance core through three subsequent events. Caroline Morey's 2014 inheritance from her father Jean-Marc Morey added Chassagne vineyards including the Bâtard-Montrachet 0.07-hectare parcel from old vines. The 2014 Au Bout du Monde partnership purchase in the Hautes-Côtes de Beaune with Benoît Riffault and Emilie Sauzet brought three parcels (about 8 hectares of shared domaine vineyards in the lieu-dit En Creuzilly at roughly 420 metres elevation about 6 kilometres from the main cellars), first vintage 2015. The 2023 Marc Colin family Montrachet distribution granted Pierre-Yves 240 vines from the 1920s of Grand Cru Montrachet, the apex addition to the range. The full Grand Cru portfolio of five appellations now combines owned domaine parcels and négoce-purchased fruit: Bâtard-Montrachet, Bienvenues-Bâtard-Montrachet, Corton-Charlemagne (the Languettes parcel plus purchased Aloxe-Corton and Pernand fruit), Chevalier-Montrachet, and Montrachet. Premier Cru work centres on Chassagne-Montrachet (Caillerets, Chenevottes, Abbaye de Morgeot, Baudines, La Maltroie), Saint-Aubin (En Remilly, Chatenière, Champlots), Meursault (Perrières at 50-plus year-old vines, Charmes), and Puligny-Montrachet (La Garenne 0.14 hectares from his aunt, vines over 80 years old, made since 2013).

• Approximately 13 to 14 hectares (about 4 hectares leased); expanded from a 6-hectare 2005 inheritance through 2014 Caroline Morey inheritance, 2014 Au Bout du Monde partnership purchase with Benoît Riffault and Emilie Sauzet, and 2023 Marc Colin Montrachet distribution
• Five Grand Crus (mix owned domaine + négoce): Bâtard-Montrachet 0.07 ha owned (vines ~85 years), Bienvenues-Bâtard-Montrachet, Corton-Charlemagne (Languettes + purchased), Chevalier-Montrachet, Montrachet (240 vines from 1920s, 2023 distribution)
• Chassagne Premier Crus: Caillerets, Chenevottes, Abbaye de Morgeot, Baudines, La Maltroie; Saint-Aubin Premier Crus: En Remilly, Chatenière, Champlots; Meursault Premier Crus: Perrières (50-plus year vines), Charmes
• Puligny-Montrachet La Garenne 0.14 ha from his aunt (vines over 80 years, made since 2013); Au Bout du Monde Bourgogne Hautes-Côtes de Beaune from En Creuzilly at roughly 420 metres elevation

The cellar discipline distinguishes PYCM as one of the founding contemporary references of the reductive-mineral school of white Burgundy production. Fruit is whole-bunch pressed (the cluster pressed without prior destemming, a choice that limits skin contact and preserves aromatic clarity). Fermentation runs on native yeast. The wines age 14 to 18 months in 350-litre demi-muid barrels (substantially larger than the standard 228-litre Burgundy barrique) with only 15 to 20 percent new oak across the range, the larger format reducing oak contact per litre and preserving the limestone-derived mineral character. No bâtonnage (lees stirring) is practiced, a deliberate choice that further reinforces the reductive-mineral register. No fining, no filtration. Bottles are sealed with soft wax and extra-long untreated corks at 55 by 25 millimetres (longer than standard 49-millimetre Bordeaux-format corks), the technical choice addressing the premature oxidation issues that have affected white Burgundy broadly across the 2000s and 2010s. Production is held in the cold cellar of Chassagne-Montrachet's zone artisanale to preserve free SO2 levels and further protect against premature oxidation. The combination of demi-muid format, no bâtonnage, wax-sealed long corks, and cold-cellar storage produces the signature PYCM register that has influenced peer-tier producers through the 2010s and 2020s.

• Whole-bunch press; native yeast fermentation; 14 to 18 months élevage in 350-litre demi-muid barrels (larger than standard 228L barriques); 15 to 20 percent new oak across the range
• No bâtonnage, no fining, no filtration; cold cellar storage in Chassagne zone artisanale to preserve free SO2 and combat premature oxidation
• Soft-wax-sealed extra-long untreated corks (55 by 25 millimetres, longer than standard 49-millimetre format) address premature oxidation issues broadly affecting white Burgundy
• Reductive-mineral school identity: signature register has influenced peer-tier producers across the 2010s and 2020s

Domaine Pierre-Yves Colin-Morey occupies a distinctive position in contemporary Côte de Beaune white-wine commerce. The hybrid domaine and négoce model (the estate works owned parcels alongside purchased grapes under long-term contractual arrangements that grant access to apex Grand Cru and Premier Cru fruit beyond family-owned vineyards) extends the cellar discipline across a broader range than the owned-vineyard footprint alone would support, including the multiple Grand Cru bottlings. The contemporary Chassagne-Montrachet cohort includes Domaine Ramonet (the multi-generational reference with Le Montrachet 0.26 hectare plus multiple Grand Crus), Domaine Bachelet-Monnot, Caroline Morey (the cellar-shared parallel label), and selected additional producers; the broader white-Burgundy reference cohort extends to Domaine Leflaive (Puligny apex), Domaine Étienne Sauzet, Domaine Coche-Dury (Meursault apex), Domaine des Comtes Lafon, and Domaine Roulot. Through the hybrid domaine-négoce model, the parallel Caroline Morey label, the next-generation Mathis and Clément training trajectory (Chave, Tempier, Dujac), and the institutional commercial recognition consolidated across the 2010s and 2020s including coverage in Jancis Robinson's burgundy reporting and apex importer placement under Skurnik Wines in the United States, Pierre-Yves Colin-Morey has positioned the estate for continued upward trajectory through the next generation.

• Hybrid domaine and négoce model: owned parcels plus purchased grapes under long-term contracts grant access to apex Grand Cru and Premier Cru fruit beyond the family-owned footprint
• Contemporary Chassagne cohort: Ramonet, Bachelet-Monnot, Caroline Morey (cellar-shared parallel label), PYCM; broader Côte de Beaune reference cohort includes Leflaive, Sauzet, Coche-Dury, Lafon, Roulot
• Next generation Mathis and Clément Colin-Morey: Jean-Louis Chave (Rhône), Domaine Tempier (Bandol), Domaine Dujac (Morey) training prior to family-operation return
• Institutional recognition consolidated across 2010s and 2020s including Jancis Robinson coverage and apex importer placement (Skurnik Wines, United States)