Domaine Coche Dury Corton Charlemagne 1997
The 1997 Domaine Coche Dury Corton Charlemagne is a white Burgundy Grand Cru wine from the Aloxe Corton appellation, crafted from 100% Chardonnay from the Corton Charlemagne climat. The Wine Advocate awards it 91-93/100 and Jancis Robinson 17/20, with drinking windows published from 2001 to 2008 and 2002 to 2008. Critics describe a broad and very ripe wine, marked by white fruits, pear, apple, stone fruits and toasted nuts, in a rich style where the alcohol can feel warming on the finish.
La bouteille proposée
- Size
- Bottle (75cl)
- Packaging
- Loose
- Label Condition
- Perfect
- Fill Level
- Perfect
- Capsule Condition
- Perfect
Identité du vin
- Couleur
- White
- Pays
- France
- Région
- Bourgogne
- Appellation
- Aloxe Corton
- Producteur / Domaine
- Domaine Coche Dury
- Parcelle / Cru
- Corton Charlemagne (Aloxe Corton)
- Millésime
- 1997
Cépage et assemblage
- Grape Variety
- 100% Chardonnay
Domaine Coche Dury
The Coche-Dury estate is a family-run business based in Meursault, in the Côte de Beaune. Run by Raphaël Coche-Dury, it cultivates plots situated mainly in Meursault, supplemented in particular by vineyards in Puligny-Montrachet, Corton-Charlemagne, Auxey-Duresses, Monthélie and Volnay. Its production consists mainly of Chardonnay whites and a smaller proportion of Pinot Noir reds.
- Owner
- Raphaël Coche-Dury
- Maître de chais
- Raphaël Coche-Dury
- Surface (ha)
- 10.50 ha
- Production (average bottles per vintage)
- 45 000 à 60 000 bouteilles/an
Histoire du domaine
The origins of the Coche-Dury estate date back to the interwar period in Meursault. For a long time, a significant proportion of its production was sold in bulk to Burgundian wine merchants. From 1964 onwards, Georges Coche expanded the vineyard and steered the estate increasingly towards bottling on the premises. His son Jean-François subsequently took over the family business. In 1975, his marriage to Odile Dury led to the adoption of the name Coche-Dury. Jean-François gradually expanded the estate’s holdings, notably through the acquisition of plots in the climats of Meursault and in Volnay. Raphaël Coche-Dury joined the estate in 1997 and initially worked alongside his father. He is now solely responsible for the estate’s management, the running of the vineyard and the winemaking. The estate currently cultivates around 10.5 hectares under vine, with the majority of the land situated in the commune of Meursault.
Corton Charlemagne (Aloxe Corton)
Corton-Charlemagne is a white Grand Cru appellation whose demarcated parcel area occupies the upper part of the montagne de Corton, across Aloxe-Corton, Pernand-Vergelesses and Ladoix-Serrigny. In Aloxe-Corton, its geographical core corresponds to the climat Le Charlemagne; the appellation also unites En Charlemagne and several neighboring climats. The vineyard is located between 280 and 330 meters, on steep slopes of 20 to 23%, with a predominantly southwest exposure at the appellation scale. The clay-rich marly soils rest on an alternation of limestone beds and marls, beneath a thin layer of rendzinas.
- Vineyard commune
- Aloxe-Corton
- Origin of the vineyard name
- The name commemorates the Emperor Charlemagne, who in 775 donated a vineyard on the montagne de Corton to the collegiate church of Saint-Andoche de Saulieu.
- Altitude
- 280–330 m
- Slope
- 20 to 23%
- Soil
- Yellowish, ochre, or brown marly soils, rich in clay, with thin rendzinas.
- Subsoil and geology
- Alternation of Jurassic limestone beds and marls, terrain approximately 145 Ma old.
Le domaine dans cette parcelle
- Estate holding in the vineyard (ha)
- 0.880000 ha
- Vineyard holding status
- Ownership and sharecropping
Histoire de la parcelle
A vineyard on the montagne de Corton was given in 775 by Charlemagne to the collegiate church of Saint-Andoche de Saulieu and remained part of its estate for approximately a millennium. The Corton-Charlemagne appellation was recognized by the decree of July 31, 1937. Its current parcel area is based on a delimitation approved by the INAO on September 20, 1984.
