Bruno Colin Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Chaumees 2009

Ripe and fresh aromas of white and yellow orchard fruit laced with citrus hints. There is impressive richness to the mouth coating flavors due to the abundant dry extract levels. Goes well with marmalade and toast, this wine is just as enjoyable with a late Sunday brunch as it could with a fancy dinner of seared scallops.

Chardonnay. Michel Colin was the third generation in his family to grow grapes in Burgundy within the prestigious Cote de Beaune. When he retired in 2003, he handed the property over to his sons, Philippe and Bruno, who split the holdings between them to bottle under separate labels. With the help of his wife, Stephanie, Bruno farms about 20 acres of land, in thirty different parcels scattered over five villages, with sometimes as little as just a few rows per parcel. To farm under these circumstances is quintessentially Burgundian, where the old Napoleonic codes of inheritance (evolved from Roman law) divide property equally among offspring.