Domaine Coche-Dury - Meursault Les Rougeots 2022
Domaine Coche-Dury represents one of the rarest pinnacles of white Burgundy, with a reputation that far exceeds the borders of Meursault. Located in the heart of the Côte de Beaune, this family estate has become an absolute reference for lovers of highly precise Chardonnay, thanks to wines that are both deep, taut, intensely mineral, and remarkably long-lived. The volumes produced remain very limited, allocations are extremely restricted, and each bottle from the estate generates considerable global demand. Les Rougeots holds a particularly coveted place in the range, as this Meursault lieu-dit produces whites of great density while maintaining the tension and energy that define the Coche-Dury signature. This rarity is reinforced by the almost cult status of the estate, whose regional and village cuvées are sought after with the same fervor as more prestigious crus. The vineyard work, based on controlled yields and meticulous attention to balance, gives rise to wines of singular intensity. The Domaine Coche-Dury Meursault Les Rougeots 2022 thus represents an exceptional bottle, reserved for lovers of great Burgundian whites that have become almost inaccessible.
The Meursault Les Rougeots 2022 cuvée comes from Chardonnay grown on a communal lieu-dit of Meursault, in a clay-limestone environment that favors both richness of texture and mineral depth. Les Rougeots is often appreciated for its ability to produce wines that are broader and fleshier than some very taut sectors of the appellation, while retaining an essential limestone backbone. At Coche-Dury, this natural material is managed with great precision to preserve the balance between fruit ripeness, soil energy, and the complexity of aging. The 2022 vintage, generous and balanced in Burgundy, brings to the wine a ripe, bright, and enveloping expression without erasing the freshness that supports great age-worthy whites. Available information describes a rich, round, and extremely precise profile, in a register where yellow fruit, hazelnut, and toasted notes integrate with a persistent mineral framework. Aging, a central element of the estate's identity, accompanies the Chardonnay without making it heavy or demonstrative. This Meursault Les Rougeots 2022 thus stands out for its rare balance between power, tension, refinement, and depth.
On the palate, the 2022 Les Rougeots reveals a Chardonnay of great intensity, carried by aromas of ripe lemon, pear, yellow peach, white flowers, fresh hazelnut, and fine honey. Aeration can reveal more complex nuances of warm stone, fresh butter, candied zest, delicate smoke, and noble toast, a sought-after signature of the estate's great whites. In the mouth, the wine is ample, silky, and concentrated, with a deep substance perfectly held by precise mineral freshness. The texture is rich but never heavy, as salinity and limestone energy extend the finish with great elegance. The aromatic persistence is remarkable, blending yellow fruits, hazelnut, citrus, and chalky sensation in a balance of very high class. This rare Meursault will ideally accompany roasted lobster, scallops, turbot with beurre blanc, Bresse chicken with cream, sweetbreads, or a long-aged Comté. It can be approached after a few years in the cellar, but its aging potential fully justifies a prolonged wait to reveal all its complexity.
Grape variety: 100% Chardonnay
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