Saint Aubin Châtenière, Joseph Colin 2022

Airy and attractively cool aromas of Granny Smith apples, acacia blossom and orange peel slide into impressively constituted, rich and powerful large-scaled flavors that coat the palate with sappy dry extract that also buffers the firm acid spine shaping the youthfully austere and equally bone-dry finale. Patience strongly advised as this is pretty tightly wound. (Drink starting 2029)

More complex and serious, the 2022 Saint-Aubin 1er Cru La Chatenière wafts from the glass with aromas of pear, mint, peach and orange zest. Medium to full-bodied, satiny and seamless, with a pure core of fruit, bright acids and a saline finish, it marries tension and charm to pleasing effect.