With an approach defined by fastidious farming, earlier pick dates, larger 350L barrels, extended élevage, and no lees stirring, Pierre-Yves and Caroline helped to redefine contemporary White Burgundy. Marc Colin's eldest son, Pierre-Yves Colin-Morey, worked at his father’s domaine in St Aubin from 1994 to 2005. At the end of this period, he began a small side project alongside his wife, Caroline Morey. Together, in 2005, they officially launched the eponymous domaine of Pierre-Yves Colin-Morey in the village of Chassagne-Montrachet. Nearly a decade later, in 2014, Caroline created Domaine Caroline Morey with vineyards from her father, Jean-Marc Morey. Since then, she has expanded her original holdings from 2.5 hectares in Chassagne-Montrachet to 7 hectares across the villages of Chassagne-Montrachet, Santenay, and Beaune. Combining their talents, sensibilities, and inherited terroirs, the couple created a coveted collection of chiseled, precise, terroir-transparent wines that earned them a place among Burgundy's top producers.

Pierre-Yves and Caroline believe excellence is in the details. Over the last two decades, vineyard work has shifted to reduce sulfur and copper treatments, especially at the end of summer. Since 2018, the canopy is about 20 centimeters higher, and pruning happens later in the season to mitigate potential late-spring frosts. In the newly constructed winery, they house their entire production under one roof rather than in multiple small cellars. Less movement of the wines allows for less SO2. In Pierre-Yves’s words, “with less copper and sulfur, our reduction now is coming from our terroir.”

Most of the family’s production is in white wine, but they make a lovely range of refined reds from several Côte de Beaune appellations including Santenay, Monthélie and Chassagne-Montrachet. Pierre-Yves and Caroline share winemaking responsibilities, with Pierre-Yves focusing more on white wines and Caroline focusing more on reds. While they have the privilege of producing wine from Chardonnay appellations such as Saint-Aubin, Chassagne-Montrachet, Meursault, Puligny-Montrachet, and even Grand Crus Bienvenues-Bâtard-Montrachet, Bâtard-Montrachet, and Corton-Charlemagne, they have long championed some of Burgundy’s so-called lesser terroirs. With a larger, more user-friendly cellar, they have extended élevage of the petites appellations to match that of the top cuvées, aging them for 16-22 months on the fine lees and doing a single racking to tank before bottling. Such an investment reflects their belief that meticulous farming and gentle, careful attention throughout the winemaking process can produce pure, refined, textured wines at every level of the hierarchy, from Hautes Côtes to Grand Cru.

Now with their sons Mathis and Clément at the domaine, the family continues to set the standard in this historic, exalted region. From rising star to established icon, Pierre-Yves Colin-Morey and Caroline Morey are not only among Burgundy's top domaines, but also essential wineries on the world stage.