2010 Corton Charlemagne
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A monument in the making, Coche's 2010 Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru remains an infant, but it at least exhibits signs of awakening, unwinding in the glass with notes of citrus oil and crisp green orchard fruit mingled with hints of toasted sesame, iodine and freshly baked bread. Full-bodied, dense and crystalline, with a layered core girdled by racy acids and chalky extract, it remains tightly wound, concluding with a long, penetrating finish.
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Antonio Galloni, Vinous
Jancis Robinson MW
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The 2010 Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru from Domaine Jean-François Coche-Dury is the third bottle that I have encountered. I’m spoiled. It flirts perfectly with a heavenly bouquet that just shimmers with energy, the palate ideally balanced with incredible, ineffable depth and concentration, yet that acidity slices through it with effortless ease. I suspect a score with three figures instead of two is just a matter of time.
The 2010 Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru... I mean... what is there left to say? It is simply and, in my mind, incontrovertibly one of the pinnacles of Jean-François Coche's auspicious career. Now reaching a decade old, it has lost none of its thrilling details or the electrifying tension that roots you to the spot. The palate is summed up in a single word: dazzling! Everything here is perfectly in place and the length is just astonishing. Utterly profound. This is beginning to reach the perfection of the 2005. Tasted blind at a private club in London.
The 2010 Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru from Coche-Dury is destined to be a great wine...in about 20 years time! I can understand exactly why Jean-François Coche elected to keep this back and frankly he could have waited another decade if so desired. It does have a gorgeous, primal bouquet with brioche and orange blossom scents reluctantly emerging from the glass. I notice a touch of fieriness after 30 minutes, but it is a sign of coiled-up energy instead of intimating volatility. The palate has a sublime balance, saline in the mouth, smooth and caressing in texture with enormous length. This is already a stylish wine but my God, those fortunate to have this in your cellar need to forget about it. Tasted at Tour d’Argent restaurant in Paris.
About the producer
Domaine Jean-François Coche-Dury is one of the most sought-after names in Burgundy, famed for producing some of the most expensive white wines in the world. The demand for these fiercely collected wines far outstrips supply.