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Coche Dury
Bordeaux
Burgundy
Jean-Francois Coche-Dury can be found in Meursault, Burgundy and produces some of the finest, most enduring, complex and aromatic white wines in the world.
Coche is well-known for his extraordinary flexibility and work in the vineyards, where he believes 90% of a wine’s quality comes from. Low yields (approx 40 hl/ha) and impeccable viticulture are the keys to producing his finest wines, which are never over-oaked and often needs 4-5 years of bottle age before they strut their pedigree. He employs straightforward winemaking practices, including gentle pressings, ageing of the wine in a maximum of 50% new Allier oak (only the top cuvees) for 18-20 months, two rackings and no filtration at bottling. Production of the Corton-Charlemagne is approximately 1500-2000 bottles and for the Meursault-Perrieres it is around 3000 bottles. The vines have an average age of 30 years.
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Tasting Notes: The toasted oak-scented 2000 Corton-Charlemagne has the austerity found in many of this vineyard's wines in the 2000 vintage. However, it is vinous, rich, and broad. Pure flavors of minerals, toast, and spices can be found in its highly delineated, profound offering. Anticipated maturity: 2004-2015. Robert Parker Wine Advocate Parker Points: 94-95 Drinking Period: 2004-2015 |
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Tasting Notes: As Jean-Francois Coche served his 1999 Corton Charlemagne, he said, "This wine will go far, as it is very, very young." It reveals ripe white fruits and a powerful spice component in its aromatics. On the palate, this medium to full-bodied wine is fresh, super-ripe, and expansive. Sweet apples, pears, and a myriad of spices coat the taster's palate and take it hostage for about a minute after it has been spit out. It is an extraordinarily long-finishing wine that is a tribute to Coche's talents, skills, and hard work. Robert Parker Wine Advocate Parker Points: 92-93 Drinking Period: 2001-2012 |
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Tasting Notes: The 1999 Meursault Perrieres has a shy yet deep, smoke, mineral, and spice-laden nose. This highly refined, gorgeously detailed wine is packed with minerals, toast, spices, and crisp pears. Medium-bodied, concentrated, and harmonious, this beautiful offering also possesses an extremely long and pure finish. Robert Parker Wine Advocate Parker Points: 90-91 Drinking Period: - |
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Tasting Notes: According to Coche, his parcel of Corton-Charlemagne was affected by neither frost nor hail. He stated that he harvested its "golden" grapes at 13% natural potential alcohol. Its pear aromas lead to a rich, broad, well-focused, light to medium-bodied character. This wine possesses good depth, attractive white fruit flavors, and a long, lemony finish. Robert Parker Wine Advocate Parker Points: 88-91 Drinking Period: 2002-2007 |
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Tasting Notes: Coche's 1998 Puligny-Montrachet Les Enseigneres were not stricken by frost, and produced what he referred to as "a great harvest of yellow grapes." Picked at 13% natural potential alcohol, it displays buttered toast and spicy oak aromas. This plump, medium-bodied, pear, ripe apple, and creme brulee-flavored wine is a delight to drink right out of the barrel. Opulent, focused, and well-balanced, it is undoubtedly one of the stars in Coche-Dury's cellar in the 1998 vintage. Robert Parker Wine Advocate Parker Points: 87-90 Drinking Period: - |
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Tasting Notes: The Corton-Charlemagne exhibits super-ripe buttery pears, apples, and traces of tropical fruits in its nose. This is a huge wine, packed with layers of grilled nuts, peaches, almonds, and sweet white fruits that saturate the palate. It is full-bodied, expansive, and immensely opulent, however, it appears to have trouble fully integrating its alcohol and finishes on a warm and slightly austere note. Robert Parker Wine Advocate Parker Points: 91-93 Drinking Period: 2001-2008 |
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Tasting Notes: In 1996, Domaine Coche-Dury introduced a new wine to his line-up: the Meursault Caillerets. This is the first wine produced (only 1,000 bottles) from these recently planted vines. The wine exhibits a refined nose of chalk and minerals. It has breathtaking finesse and precision as well as a full-bodied, wild mushroom, stone, juniper berry, clove, and poached pear-flavored character. As I was scribbling my notes, Coche approached and said, "yes it is quite good, but the '97 will be superb!" I recommend drinking this beauty between 2000 and 2004. Robert Parker Wine Advocate Parker Points: 89-92 Drinking Period: 2000-2004 |
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Tasting Notes: The 1995 Meursault is an extraordinary "village" appellation wine, and an absolutely fabulous offering in its own right. Coche told me that virtually every grape that went into making this gem was a millerand (a stunted fruit embryo packed with concentrated juice) which partially explains its grandeur. It was produced from a blend of the Les Luchets and Aux Moulin Landin vineyards, and displays a ripe, deep, and vanilla-infused nose. On the palate, it is unbelievably rich, broad, expansive, concentrated, and jam-packed with lively candied pears, toast, minerals, and hazelnut cream. Robert Parker Wine Advocate Parker Points: 91 Drinking Period: 2001-2007 |
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Tasting Notes: It is hard to believe, but Coche-Dury's 1989 Corton-Charlemagne is even better than his spectacular 1986. Unbelievably concentrated, it exhibits superb depth, good acidity, and a penetrating earthy, mineral quality. The finish lasts over a minute. It may have more structure and aging potential than the 1986, which is just now beginning to reach its peak of maturity. Given the world-wide interest in the micro-quantities produced of this wine, it will be nearly impossible to find. Jean-Francois Coche-Dury is one of the greatest winemakers on planet Earth. He continues to produce dazzling wines from unbelievably tiny yields, taking the maximum risk by bottling his wines with no filtration. His spectacular 1989s are worth a special effort to obtain. Robert Parker Wine Advocate Parker Points: 89 Drinking Period: - |
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Tasting Notes: It is hard to believe, but Coche-Dury's 1989 Corton-Charlemagne is even better than his spectacular 1986. Unbelievably concentrated, it exhibits superb depth, good acidity, and a penetrating earthy, mineral quality. The finish lasts over a minute. It may have more structure and aging potential than the 1986, which is just now beginning to reach its peak of maturity. Given the world-wide interest in the micro-quantities produced of this wine, it will be nearly impossible to find. Jean-Francois Coche-Dury is one of the greatest winemakers on planet Earth. He continues to produce dazzling wines from unbelievably tiny yields, taking the maximum risk by bottling his wines with no filtration. His spectacular 1989s are worth a special effort to obtain. Robert Parker Wine Advocate Parker Points: 89 Drinking Period: - |
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