The 1985 Auxey-Duresses from Jean-Fran?ois Coche put in a respectable showing for a mere village cru (albeit one from a fabulous vintage.) Mature in color, it continues to offer brambly red fruit on the nose that is infused with autumn leaves and freshly tilled soil. The palate feels a tad “prickly” in the mouth. The tannins were probably rough in their youth, but they seem to have been abraded in the intervening years and the vintage bestowed sufficient fruit to keep it balanced. There is a touch of sharpness toward the finish, but otherwise this is a pleasurable Auxey-Duresses that deserves a light round of applause for just “holding in there."