Meursault Rougeots 2018 - Coche-Dury

Meursault Les Rougeots 2018 — Domaine Coche-Dury

This Meursault Les Rougeots 2018 from Domaine Coche-Dury belongs among the most sought-after expressions of Chardonnay from the Côte de Beaune. From one of Meursault’s emblematic lieux-dits and signed by one of Burgundy’s most mythical domaines, it combines the village’s natural richness with the tension, precision and smoky signature that have made Coche-Dury famous: citrus, fresh apple, pear, white flowers, hazelnut, fine butter, stone, discreet toast and a long saline finish.

Domaine Coche-Dury is renowned for producing white wines of rare intensity, where oak ageing, noble reduction and terroir precision merge into a highly personal balance. Les Rougeots 2018 shows a profile that is both ripe and taut, with the energy of the vintage, a very defined aromatic expression and remarkable depth for a Meursault lieu-dit.

Terroir: Les Rougeots, Meursault richness and limestone tension

The Les Rougeots lieu-dit is located within the Meursault appellation, at the heart of the Côte de Beaune. As is often the case in this village, Chardonnay expresses a combination of flesh, ripeness and depth here, but the finest domaines manage to preserve limestone tension and a mineral sensation that give the wine its length.

At Coche-Dury, this terroir takes on a particularly precise dimension. Vineyard work with limited yields, barrel ageing and mastery of noble reduction strengthen the reading of the soil: citrus, white flowers, apple, pear, hazelnut, flint, stone, fine smoke and salinity. In the naturally generous 2018 vintage, Les Rougeots retains a fresh line, fine definition and very clear mineral energy.

Tasting notes

Appearance: pale gold with golden reflections, bright and still youthful in its brilliance. The colour reflects both the ripeness of the 2018 vintage and the preserved freshness of a great age-worthy Chardonnay.

Nose: precise, deep and unmistakably Coche-Dury, with ripe lemon, lemon curd, freshly cut apple, pear essence, yellow fruit, orange blossom, white flowers, hazelnut, honey, praline, toast, discreet oak and a touch of noble smoke. With air, nuances of white chocolate, wet stone, flint and crushed citrus may appear.

Palate: broad, silky and balanced, with generous substance but never heaviness. Flavours of yellow fruit, apple, pear, ripe citrus, hazelnut, fine honey and toast are supported by precise acidity and a strong mineral sensation. The finish is long, savoury, lightly spicy, saline and stony, with a tension that leaves the mouth fresh and salivating.

Expression of the 2018 vintage

The 2018 vintage in Burgundy is generous, ripe and solar, but the greatest domaines were able to preserve definition, freshness and balance. In Coche-Dury’s Les Rougeots, the year gives a broad and deep palate, expressive aromatics and an enveloping texture, while retaining the tension and minerality essential to great age-worthy Meursault.

Today, this Meursault Les Rougeots 2018 can already seduce through its brightness, perfume and controlled richness, but it retains significant ageing potential. With time, the citrus, apple and pear notes should evolve towards more hazelnut, honey, wax, toast, sweet spices, warm stone, fine smoke and saline complexity.