CRITIC REVIEWS
Matthew Luczy
From 60-year-old vines, tasted over four hours. An initially muted nose showing quintessential Coche-Dury aromas of green apples, lemon curd, toasted hazelnuts and struck matches. The texture is textbook in terms of both vineyard and producer: rich and broad yet also linear with persistent focus. After increased exposure to air, the nose wakes up considerably and the palate explodes with flavour - compelling and expressive. I find this reticence fairly commonplace among 2012 white Burgundies at this stage of their development, especially wines of this stature
Neal Martin
Raphel Coche told me that the 2012 Corton Charlemagne was the only vineyard that escaped hail damage this year. It has a very succinct nose, not predisposed to go out and grab you by the lapels. The aromatics unfurl with a sense of ease prioritizing finesse over power: beeswax, linden, lemon thyme and fresh pear. The palate is exquisitely balanced with fleeting glimpses of Seville orange and apricot. But there is more about the tension, the effortlessness and that it just rolls out across the finish like a huge Turkish rug. This is the kind of wine that exhausts superlatives.