2018 Domaine Coche-Dury Meursault

$2,650.00

Robert Parker describes Jean-François Coche-Dury as “one of the greatest winemakers on planet earth”, and few would beg to differ. Painfully small yields and meticulously precise winemaking are what give the wines their character and intensity. His top wines spend an astonishing 22 months in barriques and are lightly fined but never filtered prior to bottling.

What is it that makes a domaine a cult? This is arguably the most sought after internationally of all white Burgundy domaines. You might expect to be able to put a finger on why the wines are so good. Are the yields low? Not exceptionally. Is there some wizardry during the vinification or élévage? Sometimes I think it is just that Jean François Coche-Dury has green fingers! His reds are beautiful, perfumed wines as well, though mostly from lesser appellations. They are destalked and only lightly extracted during a relatively short vinification.

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Description

92 Points Robert Allen Meadows
A perfumed and much more floral-suffused nose speaks of white peach, lemon rind and grilled nuts. The succulent, intense and stony middle weight flavors possess a taut muscularity before terminating in a bitter lemon suffused and bone-dry finish. This too is most impressive for its level and particularly for the outstanding depth.

92 Point Robert Parker Wine Advocate
While my tasting at the domaine was postponed by France’s second COVID-19 lockdown, I sacrificed a bottle from my cellar to take a first look at Raphaël Coche’s 2018 Meursault Village. The wine is very promising indeed, unwinding in the glass with aromas of struck match, crisp orchard fruit and citrus oil, complemented by subtle hints of praline and sesame. Medium to full-bodied, with impressive cut and tension in this often rather open-knit vintage, it’s elegantly textural and nicely concentrated, with tangy acids and a youthfully chalky finish. Expect it to put on weight with some time in bottle. I’m looking forward to getting acquainted with the rest of the 2018 Coche-Dury portfolio in the near future.

Additional information

Producer

Domaine J.F Coche-Dury

Vintage

2018

Grape Variety

Chardonnay

Region

Burgundy

Sub Region

Meursault

Importer Label

Australia – Negociants Australia

Types

White

Size

Bottle