2018 Coche-Dury Meursault Rouge, France

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The Domaine was founded in the 1970s following the marriage of Jean-François Coche and Odile Dury, although the Coche family has been making wine in Meursault for several generations. Now, as well as holdings in Meursault, the family have vineyards in Puligny-Montrachet, Auxey-Duresses, Monthelie, Volnay and in the Corton Grand Cru vineyard. All up, the Coche-Dury la crema holdings represent around nine hectares worth, about half of which are in Meursault itself. Collectors and connoisseurs seeking to experience the pinnacle of Coche-Dury's craftsmanship would do well to consider acquiring bottles from this remarkable year. Each bottle from this vintage showcases the dedication to quality and detail that Coche-Dury is known for.

Sandwiched between Puligny-Montrachet and Volnay, Meursault’s wines naturally vary from plot to plot, they have the potential to show the polar opposites of richness through to great elegance and delicacy. Soil composition and exposure providing great diversity. Meursault is one of the three great White Burgundy villages along with Chassagne & Puligny. Many would argue that there are a few other villages vying to join the three. Start typing to find the wines you are looking for. Each dish enhances the wine's unique characteristics, making every sip a delightful experience.
The meticulous vineyard management and innovative winemaking techniques employed by Coche-Dury further enhanced the quality of this vintage, making it a collector's favorite. The Tb points given to this wine are the world’s most valid and most up-to-date evaluation of the quality of the wine. Wine needs at least five professional ratings to get the Tb score. Tastingbook.com is the world's largest wine information service which is an unbiased, non-commercial and free for everyone.

Proving once again that you have to know the fruit source of any Bourgogne level wines. Javillier's are both from vineyards in Meursault. The Cuvée de Forgets from the Volnay side and the Cuvée Oligocène from the Puligny side. The 2022 Meursault has a perfumed bouquet that's more floral with extra red fruit tones and Pinot Noir DNA compared to the Auxey-Duresses. The palate is crisp on the entry with crunchy red fruit, fine mineralité and a vivid, graphite-tinged finish that lingers in the mouth. This is a classy red Meursault with fine length.
This vintage is celebrated for its exceptional balance and depth, featuring a complex bouquet of aromas ranging from ripe citrus to toasted nuts. Its aging potential is notable, with many experts suggesting that the wine has not yet reached its peak, promising further development of flavors and aromas over time. The 1992 vintage from Coche-Dury stands out as a legendary year, particularly for its Meursault wines. This exceptional vintage is highly sought after by collectors and wine enthusiasts alike, due to its remarkable balance and depth. The climatic conditions of 1992 provided the perfect environment for the grapes, leading to a harvest that was both abundant and of high quality.
Meursault Les Rougeots exudes intense aromas of honey, toast, and hazelnut. The palate is rich, rounded, and extremely precise. This wine should be aged for 10 years before drinking. Aromas of sweet red cherries, raspberries and spices introduce the 2022 Meursault Rouge, a medium-bodied, satiny and lively red with a pretty core of fruit and good persistence on the finish.

These wines are known for their ability to age gracefully, gaining complexity and depth over time. Please note that these tasting notes/scores are not intended to be exhaustive and in some cases they may not be the most recently published figures. However, we always do our best to add latest scores and reviews when these come to our attention. We advise customers who wish to purchase wines based simply on critical reviews to carry out further research into the latest reports.
For more detailed facts about Coche-Dury and its celebrated vintages, exploring further can provide a deeper appreciation of this esteemed winemaker's craft. Collectors who have the opportunity to acquire a bottle or taste this vintage are indeed fortunate, as it represents a piece of wine history that continues to impress. Join our newsletter for early access to special offers, invitations to tasting events and more. Coche's Meursault takes the villages designation to unimaginable heights. It's a bottle that will seriously embarrass many 1er Cru Meursaults; it will also overwhelm many Grand Crus. The Bordeaux Index recommended valuation is calculated from a wide set of proprietary and public data to give the most accurate and dynamic pricing available.
The most “common” wine from Coche-Dury is his generic Meursault, which is perhaps not quite as generic as one might expect from the table above. There are in total 7-8 different village Meursaults, all vinified and bottled separately. Vinificationen is fairly traditional, but with quite frequent battonage. Fermentation takes place on oak cask, and the proportion of new oak varies from year to year, but generally Coche-Dury uses quite a lot new oak. In some years they have used up to 50% new casks on the top wines. The wines are raised in barral for 15 to 22 months, and are bottled without filtration.