Auxey-Duresses Rouge 2022, Domaine Coche-Dury

Name: Auxey-Duresses Rouge 2022, Domaine Coche-Dury - Le Roux Vins
Brand: 0.75 L
SKU: VEVRADCD2022
Price: 229.00 CHF
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Auxey-Duresses Rouge 2022, Domaine Coche-Dury: The Most Modest Masterpiece of the Greatest Estate in the Côte de Beaune

Robert Parker once called Jean-François Coche-Dury “one of the greatest winemakers on planet Earth.” No other estate in the Côte de Beaune — with the possible exception of Leroy and Romanée-Conti — is spoken of with such reverence. And yet: their most accessible red wine comes not from Meursault, not from Volnay, but from the modest Auxey-Duresses — a small valley west of Meursault, whose steep limestone hillsides and cool microclimate give the Pinot Noir a freshness and minerality unthinkable in warmer sites. The 2022 vintage in the Côte de Beaune was warm and sunny — one of the greatest in recent years, with ripe, intense fruit and a structure that left experts in awe. In Coche-Dury’s hands, this became an Auxey-Duresses Rouge of exceptional elegance, depth and complexity — a red wine that reveals the secret of why this estate has remained unmatched for decades.

What’s it Like?

In the glass, a luminous, medium ruby with violet reflections — young, vivid, expressive. The nose is seductive: ripe red cherries, raspberry, fresh strawberry, delicate violets and rose blossom, underpinned by a hint of forest floor, spice and a delicate mineral depth from the limestone terroir of Auxey-Duresses. On the palate, medium-bodied, silky and precise — the unmistakable Coche-Dury signature. The tannins are fine and fully integrated, the acidity fresh and lively, the finish long, aromatic and minerally persistent. A Pinot Noir of Burgundian purity, simultaneously accessible and profound.

Serving temperature: 15–16°C ·
Drinking window: 2025–2035, optimal from 2026

Perfect For

An elegant Burgundy dinner. Its precise, fresh profile pairs beautifully with a herb-butter roasted Poulet de Bresse, a beef fillet with truffle sauce, duck breast with cherries, or a well-aged Époisses de Bourgogne.

The Critics Agree…

Coche-Dury is the second most searched estate in Auxey-Duresses on Wine-Searcher worldwide. The Auxey-Duresses Rouge is among the most coveted entry-level wines in all of Burgundy — not because it is inexpensive, but because it occupies a level in the estate’s quality hierarchy that no other producer can offer at this tier. Connoisseurs describe it as “subtle and delicate, perfect for extended cellaring” — carrying the same signature as the estate’s great Premier Crus.

What is it? The most accessible Pinot Noir of Burgundy’s most prestigious estate — full Coche-Dury signature from the coolest valley in the appellation.
From? Auxey-Duresses, Côte de Beaune, Burgundy, France (AOC).
Grapes? 100% Pinot Noir — old vines, low yields, whole-bunch component for floral complexity.
Tastes Like? Red cherry, raspberry, violet, rose blossom, forest floor and limestone minerality.
Critics score? Cult status — second most searched wine from Auxey-Duresses worldwide.

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SKU: VEVRADCD2022 Categories: 0.75 L, Burgundy, Pinot Noir, Red, Red Wines

Auxey-Duresses Rouge 2022, Domaine Coche-Dury

Domaine Coche-Dury: The Estate That Needs No Explanation — and Deserves One Anyway

There are estates in Burgundy that are great because their terroirs are great. And then there is Domaine Coche-Dury — an estate that makes its terroirs great.

Jasper Morris, one of the world’s foremost Burgundy experts, put it perfectly: “You might expect to be able to put a finger on why the wines are so good. Are the yields low? Not exceptionally. Is there some wizardry during the vinification or élevage? Sometimes I think it is just that Jean-François Coche-Dury has green fingers.”

The Marriage That Created a Legend

The story of Coche-Dury begins in 1973 — with a marriage. Jean-François Coche, son of an old winemaking family from Meursault, marries Odile Dury. The Dury family brings vineyards. The Coche family brings generations of winemaking knowledge. Together, they create an estate that on paper appears modest — 9 hectares spread across six communes — and in the bottle is incomprehensibly great.

Robert Parker discovered the estate in the late 1980s and was immediately staggered. His evaluations of the Meursault Perrières and the Corton-Charlemagne set new standards. Within a few years, Coche-Dury was known worldwide — and the bottles were rarer than ever.

Jean-François: The Winemaker with Green Fingers

Jean-François Coche-Dury is not a theorist. He is a farmer — in the best sense of the word. He spent decades understanding every metre of his vineyards: which soil gives what to which vine, how each selection responds, how much sun each slope receives. No clones planted — a rarity in Burgundy, where most producers long ago switched to selected clones. Massal selections that preserve the genetic diversity of the old vines.

In the cellar: long fermentation in oak barrels with spontaneous yeasts, frequent battonage, 15 to 22 months of ageing, no filtration. The proportion of new oak varies — up to 50% for the great whites in certain years — but always deployed so that the wood serves rather than dominates.

Raphaël: The Second Generation Without Fear

In 2010, Jean-François handed the estate to his son Raphaël — a winemaker who grew up in his father’s vineyards and knows the most difficult task in the wine world: taking on a perfect legacy.

Raphaël has not tried to copy his father or surpass him. He has continued the estate with the same principles — respect for the terroir, patience in the cellar, precision in every decision — but with his own, modern sensibility. Connoisseurs are unanimous: Raphaël has maintained the level. Some say he has even slightly raised it.

Auxey-Duresses: The Silent Jewel of the Portfolio

In a portfolio that includes Corton-Charlemagne, Meursault Perrières and Volnay Premier Cru, one might consider the Auxey-Duresses Rouge a supporting player. That would be a mistake.

Auxey-Duresses lies in the valley west of Meursault, on steep limestone hillsides with a northerly aspect that gives Pinot Noir a natural coolness and freshness. The soils are clay-limestone, complex and deep — ideal for a Pinot Noir that prizes elegance over power. In Coche-Dury’s hands, this “simple” village wine becomes a lesson in Burgundian precision.

The Auxey-Duresses Rouge is the wine you buy when you want to drink Coche-Dury without depending on the secondary market. It is the wine that sommeliers worldwide recommend when someone asks: “What is the Coche-Dury signature?” The answer is in this bottle. Complete, clear and undeniable.