Coche Dury Domaine 2018 lot
It has a cluster of Premier Cru’s next to Puligny-Montrachet and a second cluster next to Volnay. The iDealwine Price Estimate is based on auction results, using the hammer price of lots including the buyer's premium for the sale. To access this website, you must be of legal drinking age according to the laws of the country in which you reside. Above all, Jean-François is in love with the vineyard.
Once you've chosen your membership level, you'll go directly to PayPal. The first thing you notice is the assertive bouquet of gun powder and hints of popcorn – which can be very distinctive when the wines are young. They also have quite a considerable note of new oak, which together coche dury meursault 2018 with the various nuances of the chardonney grape gives a complex and challenging nose. Coche-Dury are very expressive wines that really jumps from the glass. It is not subtle or for that matter aristocratic wines, no they are quite flamboyant wines of almost incredibly high quality.
As I consider the evolving tapestry of Burgundy's vinous offerings, I find that the 2018 Meursault Caillerets captures both moment and momentum. In the captivating world of fine white Burgundy, the 2018 Meursault Caillerets from Domaine Coche-Dury emerges as a beacon of precision and elegance. Our Process Let us guide you through the process behind investing in fine wine.
Its ability to maintain such a dynamic profile over the years is a testament to the expert craftsmanship at Coche-Dury. In ripe vintages, the wines seem to succeed amazingly well. The 2005s and 2015s really highlight how amazing Coche can be in these vintages.
Nowhere in the Côte de Beaune does the Chardonnay grape do better than it does here. Along the village streets are a succession of little houses belonging to the vineyard workers, mixed with more imposing dwellings. The stone-work on the 53 metre-high church tower looks like it... The 2011 Meursault Village is showing beautifully, offering up a classic bouquet of crisp green orchard fruit, citrus oil, toasted hazelnuts and pastry cream. Medium to full-bodied, elegantly textural and incisive, it's deep and layered at the core, with a racy spine of acidity and a long, penetrating finish. This is a comparatively precocious vintage for Coche-Dury that can already be approached today.
Clearly it is not such a high new oak percentage (around 50%), but given an average 22 months in barrel it is time enough for the oak to flex it’s muscles. Seasoned observers point to a little less oak influence on young wines post-1999. Please note that these wines are currently on their way to TWC. We have sourced them from some of our clients' private cellars, our friends in Europe, direct from the domaine or through our other trusted networks. The 2018 vintage in Burgundy was defined by its precociousness; a season that flirted with extremes yet yielded wines of surprising poise. The Meursault Caillerets from this year articulates this balance magnificently.
He began his career in the 1960's, lending a hand to his father at the family estate, in Meursault, in the Côte de Beaune. In 1973, he inherited the domain, with its 10,5 hectares of grapevines and many appellations, and got to work. The wine lover revealed himself to be a wine genius, constantly reaching for perfection.
Restrained and distinctly cool aromas include a plethora of floral nuances that add elegance to the white orchard fruit, citrus and soft hazelnut wisps. This is a superb Meursault villages and very much built-to-age, indeed it's absolutely going to need it. An icon in the village of Meursault, Domaine Coche-Dury is in its 4th generation of viticulturists with Raphael Coche and his wife Charline now at the helm. They're following in the tradition of his father, Jean-Francois, and the previous generations, treating this land with reverence and skill. The 2018 is one of the rarest wines, and you'll find an impeccable array of character and opulence in this stunning Chardonnay.
A slightly riper and darker fruited nose is comprised by notes of cassis, black cherry and subtle spice and earth nuances. Here too there is excellent richness to the finer if not quite as dense flavors that are shaped by moderately firm tannins on the complex and sneaky long finish. The 2018 Meursault Village Rouge offers copious aromas of red cherry and blueberry fruit, cranberry jus and touches of rose petal.
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.