2013 Meursault Genevrieres
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The 2013 Meursault 1er Cru Les Genevrières is still a few years from its peak, but it is beginning to unwind very nicely and offer quite stylish drinking. Offering up a beautifully integrated bouquet of Anjou pear and crisp yellow orchard fruit, framed by hints of fresh bread, sesame and hazelnut, it's medium to full-bodied, seamless and elegantly textural, with racy acids, fine depth at the core and an attractive sense of completeness. It isn't the most concentrated or structured Coche Genevrières, but it's a charming middleweight that represents a superb effort in a challenging growing season.
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Neal Martin
Stephen Tanzer, Vinous
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(from vines planted in 1947): Pale, bright yellow. Wonderfully complex scents of lemon, lime, orange oil, quinine, vanilla and hazelnut. Rich, creamy and sweet in the mouth, but with strong integrated acidity giving shape and lift to this wonderfully silky Meursault. Really fat with fruit and extremely long on the aftertaste. Not at all austere but classic and old-fashioned for the vintage. It would be a crime not to give this several years in the cellar.
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.