Domaine Coche-Dury
The Coche-Dury estate is one of the great figures in white winemaking in the world. Raphaël Coche-Dury took over the estate and his father, Jean-François, in 1997. Over the years, the latter bought plots of vines to reach the 10.3 hectares that the estate currently covers, of which 7.8 are planted with Chardonnay and Aligoté grape varieties (only 2.5 are devoted to Pinot Noir). To this day, Raphaël applies a vinification that reinforces the natural expression of the terroir without ever modifying it: delicate pressing, use of the two-beaked goat, regular stirring during aging in barrels (50% of which are renewed each year). His style is inimitable, he creates pure and elegant wines, with aromas including vine flower and toasted hazelnut, whose finesse and persistence are extraordinary. Raphaël Coche-Dury's extraordinary talents have earned him an unrivaled reputation. The wines are unfortunately too rare to satisfy all enthusiasts. But this is an estate that any great Chardonnay enthusiast should have tasted at least once in their life.
2012 Domaine Coche-Dury Meursault -
Robert M. Parker Jr. - "The 2012 Meursault (my sample taken from their parcel in Chaumes) has a relatively austere bouquet at first, withholding its charm and then teasing with granitic, cold stone scents. The palate is very well balanced with a fine line of acidity and then it fans out in languid fashion with the delicately spicy finish. This is sophisticated and refined. It is a measure of how busy I have been over the last few months that I forgot that I had tasted through Coche-Dury’s 2012 at the domaine back in November! How can you forget tasting one of the finest exponents of white Burgundy? Luckily enough, I stumbled upon the notes nestling among reams of 2013. "It was a more difficult vintage than I can remember," remarked Raphael Coche at the time of my visit. "You had to be very vigilant. In 2013 we were more prepared but the 2012 came as a shock." Well, that did not seem to affect the wines that were quite simply astonishing."
2005 Domaine Coche-Dury Meursault 'Les Chevalieres'
IDW - "Meursault Les Chevalières has an intense nose of toast, honey, and white flower aromas. Jean-François Coche-Dury, probably one of the best producers of white wines in the world, showcases the full extent of his talent with this formidably precise wine. A tremendous white to age for at least 10 years."
