This 2021 Chardonnay from Puligny-Montrachet comes from 60+ year old vines at the highest altitude vineyard in Puligny. It is a windy and cool site, with white clay and limestone dominating the terroir. Citrus fruit and mineral notes fill the glass immediately. After letting it sit for a bit, the riper stone fruit begin to unfold with a long, persistent finish. Like with other great P-Ms, this 2021 should be laid down before enjoying. Joseph Colin is the son of Marc Colin and younger brother of Pierre-Yves Colin. After Pierre-Yves left in 2003 to start his now famous PYCM, Joseph took over Domaine Marc Colin with his two younger siblings, having worked with his father since 1993 at the age of 19. In 2017 Joseph followed in his older brother’s footsteps, by peeling 6+ hectares from the original family property to begin his own story. This process of bestowing the oldest children with some of the most beautiful vines in the world to make their own way in the wine world is a Burgundian tradition. Having started working with his father full-time at such a young age, Joseph knows the rocks and vines in this white Burgundy mecca like few others, meticulously caring for each parcel like his own personal garden. He has a hands-off approach in the cellar, fermenting with indigenous yeast and aging all the wines in 350L barrels on their fine lees until bottling.