Domaine: |
Jean-François Coche-Dury |
Varieties, vine age: | chardonnay |
Soil, vine location: | plots on Meursault, the other side of the main road |
Wine-making: | meticulous tending to the vines, equally meticulous vinification, light presing, fermentation in casks |
Wine-storing: | in casks, about 18 months; no filtering |
Colour, bouquet: | lovely lemon and vanilla fragrances, not fully matured bouquet |
Taste: | citrus fruits, wine fat and long with a good acidity, the cask well integrated |
Conclusion: | a very fine generic wine |
Peak, ageing: | to be tasted again in 2 years time, for even more pleasure |
Accompaning dish: | mackerel fillets in mustard sauce, very good association |
Date of tasting: | October 1999 |