Domaine Coche-Dury
Overview
Perhaps the most sought-after white Burgundy producer in the world, Domaine Coche-Dury is based in Meursault. The domaine was built by Jean-François Coche (who gave up his surname “Coche” and added his wife’s maiden name “Dury”) and is now run by their son Raphaël. The wines are legendary for their combination of richness, mineral precision, and extraordinary aging potential, particularly the Corton-Charlemagne grand cru and various Meursault premier crus. Allocations are essentially impossible to obtain commercially; the wines trade for extraordinary prices at auction.
Appellations
- Meursault (villages and premier crus incl. Perrières, Genevrières)
- Auxey-Duresses (rouge)
- Corton-Charlemagne (grand cru)
- Bourgogne Blanc
Key Wines
- Corton-Charlemagne — one of the greatest white Burgundies; typically 97–100 pts
- Meursault “Perrières” — often regarded as white Burgundy of the decade
- Auxey-Duresses rouge — outstanding value red; ages magnificently
Style Notes
Coche-Dury wines are defined by a reductive winemaking approach (low-intervention, fine lees aging), which produces wines of startling complexity and the ability to evolve in bottle for decades. The hallmark notes across the whites: iodine, hazelnut, passion fruit, crème pâtissière, and chalky soil. The 2004 Meursault in Gilman’s 2024 tasting showed a “Lazarus” transformation — appearing dead at first, then resurrecting to show brilliant complexity. Matt Kramer (according to Jamie Kutch) once was served a Coche-Dury-style wine blind and immediately identified it as Coche.
2022 Vintage Notes (VFTC #114)
Older vintage notes from Gilman’s 2024 tastings:
- 2004 Meursault: 93 pts (2024–2045+) — “behaved as strangely as any bottle of mature white Burgundy I have ever tasted; seemed oxidative at first but the wine completely transformed after an hour, brightening up and showing beautifully. A Lazarus bottle of Coche!”
- 2004 Auxey-Duresses rouge: 93 pts (2024–2055) — “starting at age 20 to really blossom; bright and red fruity; beautifully transparent; I hope all of my 2004s perform this well!“
2023 Vintage Notes (Burghound #102)
Raphael Coche used 10–20% whole clusters for reds; bottled April 2025. More on 2023 vintage from Coche in Burghound Issue 103 (whites).
2023 Scores (bottled):
- Volnay “1er” (from Taillepieds and Clos des Chênes): 90 — agreeably fresh for the vintage; energy; mineral-driven; “could easily be approached young”
- Meursault (rouge, from Les Malpoiriers and Les Durots): 89 — fresh for 2023; rich, succulent; “excellent Meursault rouge that for once isn’t a Santenots!”
- Auxey-Duresses: 88 — excellent intensity; not really rustic though trace of austerity
- Monthélie: 88 — very fresh for 2023; subtle minerality; “sufficiently supple that it could easily be enjoyed young”
- Bourgogne: 87 — good vibrancy; attractive texture
My Tastings
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Sources
sources/articles/VFTC/VFTC Nov-Dec 2024 #114.txt(pages 14–16, 39)sources/articles/Burghound/Burghound Issue 102 - 2024 and 2023 Cote de Beaune Reds.txt