Life is too short to drink bad wine

Not the best of pictures but it was quite dark in the restaurant when this picture was taken. Quite a delicious nose of citrus, green apple with nicely integrated oak flavours and hint of wet stone. Very concentrated taste with a lovely acidity and a refreshing and quite fruity aftertaste that lingers on for a very long time. A beautiful balanced wine that goes well with most white meat, white fish and cheese. But as many white Burgundies it is also perfect for meditation purposes. Drink now and over next 10 years. Chassagne Montrachet 2013 1er cru Morgeot Domaine Ramonet High price

The other day I had a fantastic lunch at the local restaurant called Fish & Cow. Two of the reasons for going there were the wine list and the very knowledgable wine waiter who is one of the few in Norway with a Master of wine title. Pierre Yves Colin Morey, as you can see from other articles on this blog,  has emerged as one of my favourite wine producers in Burgundy. His white wines are so pure, magical,  remarkable and wonderful that they are made for meditation, they do not really require food as the wine itself is such an experience. The four of us started off with a premier cru Chassagne Montrachet from 2011 and a 11 acre plot called Les Chenevottes. It's a cool, flat plot which is not too humid and the wines from here are fine supple wines. Beautiful aroma of discrete lime, butter and lots minerals. Amazing purity all along. The balance was just wonderful and each sip became like a religious ritual. A stunning wine which every restaurant should be proud of ...

Yet another lovely and seductive Chassagne Montrachet by Colin-Morey. This time a plot called Les Ancegnieres from the year 2012. The boquet is filled with lime, cloves, cardamom and with a hint of marzipan. The taste is so lovely, so balanced, so great and with such a wonderful acidity that it's just shocking. Simply a stunning white by Colin.... Chassagne Montrachet 2012 Les Ancegnieres Pierre Yves Colin Morey High price

Wonderful day at the ONS in Stavanger and a bottle of white Burgundy before proceeding to dinner. Pale lime green colour. Lovely citrus fruit with lime and minerals. Great balanced taste with subtle oaky character. A delicious white Burgundy!

I have had this Premier cru Chassagne Montrachet by Pierre Yves Colin-Morey at several occasions at the wine bar 28-50 in London and every time has been a wonderful occasion thanks to the elegancy of the wine. A super duper lovely smell of lime, butter, minerals and spicy undertones with a long long finish. This is a wine for the big moments and occasions. Perfect balance and oh so good…. It costs ca 70£ in the wine bar but more than 60€ in a shop in France… Chassagne Montrachet "Les Baudines" 2007 Pierre Yves Colin Morey Ca 60€ but just brilliant

A classic Chassagne Montrachet by Rene Lequin-Colin. It also comes with a handy screwcork. Lime, butter and mineral smell. Dry fruity beautifully balanced taste with a nice minerality in the finish. A great white wine. Chassagne-Montrachet Close Devant 2009 Rene Lequin-Colin Ca 40€

This premier cru by Colin-Morey is just stunning. Picked from the special wine list at the 28-50 wine bar in London. The wine has just the most amazing bouquet with a mixture of text book lime, butter and minerals. A very pure and elegant smell which is also reflected in the taste. Beautifully balanced taste where each sip nearly becomes like a religious ritual. The taste, the balance and the finish are just so perfect and with a great minerality all across the specter. White wine does not get better than this, just more expensive or different. Chassagne Montrachet 1er cru Les Champs Gains 2007 Pierre-Yves Colin-Morey     Shockingly good.....

There is something about white Burgundy and the sea in Norway. On a warm sunny day close to the fjords, white Burgundy seems to be a must. A big Burgundy glass with a small high quality volume of a straw yellow wine swirling around in the glass letting off aromas like butter, lime and minerals. You take a sip and experience a big dry taste which is quite solid and a bit "waxy" and you think what a wonderful wine and day! Not bad but not cheap.... Chassagne-Montrachet 2010 Blain-Gagnard

Cabin, sea, sun and seafood is for me white Burgundy time. This classic Chassagne Montrachet 1er cru is made in only 250 bottles and the one we had was bottle number 157. This is "Jaguar" Chardonnay with all the full body, lime, butter and minerals you desire. An elegant subtle big white Burgundy that is pricy but oh so good. Not widely available and around 40€... Chassagne Montrachet 1er cru "Morgeot" 2010 Rene Lequin-Colin Stunning is the word...

Slightly surprising Chassagne Montrachet with more a more oaky character than minerals. It's actually more like a Puligny-Montrachet due to the more buttery smell. Still lovely stuff and with a big solid and fruity taste, perfect with the dried cod called Skrei (teenage Atlantic cod caught in North-Norway). Producer is Pierre Colin-Morey. Chassagne Montrachet "Les Baudines" 2009 Pierre Colin-Morey Delicious big dry white

This is a very small vineyard in Chassagne Montrachet. 2009 is a warm vintage which suits the Burgundy reds better than the whites. However, on a nice sunny day it is wonderful to sip a bit of white Burgundy and especially one that is let "fat" than most others and with more minerality. Beautifully balanced wine with a discrete nose of butter and toast. Lovely acidity and a long fine tuned taste. Chassagne Montrachet "Clos Devant" 2009  Bring on the white fish....

If you pass through Amsterdam airport there is a nice wine bar there serving fish dishes, white wine and Champagne. On the top of the list you will find this one: a Chassagne Montrachet from Bouchard. Lovely stuff with lots of butter, lime and minerals. Absolutely worth an additional half hour in a busy airport..

Wine #1 Crispy dry white with pale straw colour. Wine is slightly too cold which hampered the panel's judgment. Lovely crispy balanced taste with hint of lime and butter on the nose when the wine had had time to warm up in the glass. Unfortunately that was after we knew what we were drinking... Chassagne Montrachet "Blanchot-Dessus 2007 by V Girardin, ca 40€ a bit too pricy

I ts been quite a lovely spring time lately, with warm sunny weather and beautiful sunshine. With the sun heating up the house indoor temperatures reached Provence levels and a nice cool white was required to enjoy a perfect day. Lequin-Colin has quite a selection and now the "Les Baudines" from Chassagne Montrachet was tried.  Medium pale yellow colour with a perfect nose of lime, minerals and butter was just perfect! Quite fresh in the mouth with a fruity dry quite long lingering acidic finish. Also good overtones of minerals on the taste as well. Gentle and subtle stuff that is easy to continue drinking if it was not for the fact that the bottle actually was empty after a while. Hmmm. Chassagne Mont rachet 2007 "Les Baudines", Lequin-Colin", 25 to 40€, yummy elegant dry white for glorious days!

When attending the Burgundy exhibition in Oslo back in February I was thoroughly impressed by the white wines from Lequin-Colin. Wonderful stuff! So a couple of white Burgundies were purchased, both Chassagne-Montrachet, but two different cru's: "Les Baudines" and "Clos Devant". Mouthwatering stuff both from the solid firm 2007 vintage. "Clos Devant" showed a pale straw colour with modest butter, lime and lots of sea and minerality on the nose. The taste was long, well balanced, dry but with perfect fruit and a "steel" character as well as delightful "fatness" from the oak. Wonderful ! Chassagne - Montrachet 2007 " Clos Devant" Lequin- Colin (NOK 270 or 25-35 €) Verdict: White wine don't get better than this, just more expensive! Lequin-Colin - Burgundy

Another meal downtown Stavanger, with another long wine list and some really expensive wines. However food was excellent with red fish, scallops and halibut so the search for a "reasonable" high quality white wine was of the essence. The choice ended on a Chassagne Montrachet 1er cru Morgeot by Rene Lequin-Colin. Wonderful white burgundy with a mix of minerals, apples and glycerin like bouquet. Firm dry taste with a steely "fat" mineral like character, lovely acidity and a long finish. Not the recommended wine by the restaurant, but there are times to drink a great white burgundy and this was one of them. It takes two to tango they say and in this case the wine and the food did just that..... Chassagne Montrachet 1er cru Morgeot 2007 by Rene Lequin-Colin around €40 in the shop P+ or score around 18 . Lequin-Colin - Bourgogne