Domaine Philippe Colin

Philippe Colin and his brother, Bruno, both joined the family domaine (Domaine Colin Deleger) in 1988 and 1993 respectively. Ten years later, when their parents were looking at retirement, they decided the time was right to go their separate ways and launch their own domaines, Philippe building his estate to around 15 hectares, and primarily focusing on Chassagne-Montrachet.

Alongside his Burgundian venture, he launched and then evolved a new operation in South Africa, where he had been spending more and more time. Now, his time is split between the two countries, a change that became easier to facilitate when he passed down two-thirds of his vineyards to his son, Simon (see Domaine Simon Colin). This left him with 5 hectares, but 5 hectares of some very nice 1ers Crus!