Domaine Fabien Coche - Meursault - 2023

Surprisigly this is the first time we have been offered this very small extremely limited village cuvee which comes from 4 small holdings on the north side of the village, namely Les Malpoiriers (planted 1957), Les Dressoles (1997 + 2009), Les Millerandes (1969) and Pre de la Manche (1961, 1963 + 2016) totalling just 1 hectare. Coche’s vines are as usual close planted with about  10,000 vines per hectare. Elevage on fine lees in barrel (20% new) for 11 months before moving all parcels to a large neutral foudre for another 7 months to blend together before cold stabilising and bottling in April 2025. The soils on this side of the village have more clay and this shows in the wine with more generosity and flesh while still remaining very fresh and composed. Text-book Meursault. Pale. Framed by nicely nutty, praline oak. Again very cool, lean, slightly green fruited & chiselled. Opens up to show a little smoky reduction. Shows the weight of Meursault. Step up in power, some spicy reduction on palate, great tension. Long +. IMPORTER NOTES