2019 Domaine Coche-Dury Bourgogne Chardonnay

JG 90 View From The Cellar, November 2021. For decades now, the Bourgogne Blanc bottling at Domaine Coche-Dury has been the gold standard for this appellation and the 2019 will be yet another stellar example. The wine offers up a lovely bouquet of lemon, pear, almond, chalky soil tones, a hint of crème patissière and just a touch of vanillin oak. On the palate the wine is bright, deep and full-bodied, with a lovely core of fruit, good soil undertow, fine focus and grip and a long, complex finish. Fine juice.

WA 90 Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, January 2022. The 2019 Bourgogne Blanc is showing especially well, offering up aromas of pear, citrus zest, hazelnut and nutmeg, followed by a medium to full-bodied, layered and impressively concentrated palate. Elegantly textural and fine boned, it's a serious wine that punches above its weight. - WK

Domaine Coche-Dury is a small, highly regarded family-run estate based in Meursault in the Côte de Beaune, Burgundy, known mainly for its white wines from Chardonnay, with a smaller production of Aligoté and some Pinot Noir. The domaine traces its origins to the 1920s when Léon Coche acquired vineyards around Meursault; his grandson Jean-François, who took charge in the 1970s and added “Dury” from his wife’s name, built its reputation for precision and expression of terroir, and today his son Raphaël leads operations. Coche-Dury farms around nine hectares of parcels in Meursault and nearby villages including Puligny-Montrachet, Auxey-Duresses, Monthelie and Volnay, with holdings that include Premier Cru sites and a small Grand Cru holding in Corton-Charlemagne. The domaine’s approach emphasizes low yields, meticulous vineyard attention, early hand harvesting and traditional vinification, with extended élevage in oak barrels (often up to 22 months with varying proportions of new oak) and little to no filtration before bottling. With very limited annual production, its wines are among the most sought-after and expensive in Burgundy, widely respected for their depth, balance and aging potential.