Jean-François Coche-Dury has been described variously as "outstanding", "the greatest producer of white Burgundy", even "one of the greatest winemakers on planet earth." Whilst attempting to live up to such universal acclaim puts him on a hiding to nothing, his attention to detail in the vineyard is exceptional.

Painfully small yields and meticulously precise winemaking give the wines their character and intensity. His top wines spend up to 22 months in barriques and are lightly fined but never filtered prior to bottling. The oak is muscular, but not as influential in the character of the wines as with, say, Domaine Leflaive.

These are exceptionally intense, powerful and long-lived wines. They are full bodied but never cloying, with the concentrated fruit always being underpinned by crisp and balanced acidity. Not cheap, but a wine drinking experience to aspire to.

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