2004 Meursault
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Delivering aromas of crisp orchard fruit, buttered toast, citrus oil, hazelnuts and smoke, Coche's 2004 Meursault Village is a medium-bodied, fine-boned wine, with terrific concentration, tangy acids and chalky structuring extract. It remains very youthful in a white Burgundy vintage which is often beginning to be quite evolved at other addresses, but that will come as no surprise to admirers of this domaine.
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Jancis Robinson MW
Jancis Robinson MW
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The 2004 Meursault has a generous, slightly loose-fitting bouquet of brioche and almond shavings on the nose that is very pure, offering white truffle and walnut with continued time in the glass. The palate is composed on the entry with well-judged acidity that keeps the wine harmonious and somehow effortless. It does not have the complexity or ambition of either the 2009 or 2010, but it remains a fine wine for the vintage. Drink now-2019. Tasted March 2013.
Pale gold. Still quite tight and taut with masses of backbone and acidity. Very firm indeed with slightly less struck match quality than some of Coche's wines. Extremely bracing. I suspect that in this vintage one needs ideally the extra weight of one of his premier crus. Super clean. Decant and aerate before serving – not too cool. (JR)
About the producer
Domaine Jean-François Coche-Dury is one of the most sought-after names in Burgundy, famed for producing some of the most expensive white wines in the world. The demand for these fiercely collected wines far outstrips supply.