Drink: Try from 2021+
Tasting note: Just as there was when I first tried this wine (see herein) there is a mild touch of reduction on the nose that is enough to push the underlying fruit to the background so I would strongly advise decanting it first. Otherwise there is excellent richness and very impressive volume to the energetic and lightly mineral-inflected medium weight flavors that possess a slight saline hint on the clean, dry and perfectly balanced finish. Note that this is actually relatively accessible for a Coche white at only 5 years of age so while it would of course be better to wait for a few years first, at least wouldn't be complete infanticide to open a bottle young. Tasted thrice over the last few years with mostly consistent results.
While the 2011 Meursault Les Rougeots is still a young wine, it's beginning to drink very well, unfurling in the glass with a beautifully integrated bouquet of lemon oil, green apple, sesame and wheat toast, framed by a very subtle touch of smoky reduction that dissipates with aeration. On the palate, the wine is medium to full-bodied, deep and racy, with a layered, nicely concentrated core, tangy acids and a long, lingeringly stony finish. This is shaping up to be an excellent but comparatively precocious vintage for Coche-Dury, and readers with multiple bottles shouldn't be afraid to try one in the next year or two.
WA: 94
