Domaine Duroché - Bourgogne Blanc 2023

This Bourgogne Blanc shows delightful, well-defined floral notes of honeysuckle and orange blossom.

Domaine Duroché has become an overnight superstar in Gevrey-Chambertin, and is a true winemaking fairy tale. Only five years after taking the helm of his family Domaine, Pierre Duroché gained global recognition with exceptional his exceptional Pinots grown on a myriad of Gevrey-Chambertin’s best plots. These comprise well-located village holdings, powerful Premier Crus and blockbuster Grand Crus. Domaine Duroché’s wines are some of the purest expressions of Pinot Noir in the Burgundy region. This Bourgogne comes from the “Les Grands Champs” lieu-dit and aged for 11 months in oak barrel (10% new).

The 2023 Bourgogne Chardonnay comes from parcels in the east of the village in Grands Champs planted in 2002 and 2004, and was picked in the middle of the reds. It has an attractive nose with light waxy scents, almond and lime. The palate is medium-bodied with crisp acidity, fresh and lightly spiced with a very leesy finish. Lovely. Around 3,000 bottles produced. Neal Martin, Vinous. 100% Chardonnay.

What we say

"Duroché's wine embodies the beauty of great terroirs. This Chardonnay is intelligent and nicely tied up with charming fruit and minerals".

Technical notes

Pierre picked from 4th to 11th September. All the wines are between 12.5 and 13% alcohol. They were vinified briskly across 12 days, without sulphur, until after the malolactic fermentation which was fairly early this year. When I tasted the wines had been assembled in tank for imminent bottling. A curiosity of this Domaine is that Pierre only uses new wood in his two big volume cuvées, Gevrey-Chambertin and the single vineyard "Champ", where the effect can be lost in the blend. He uses 20% whole bunch vinification from "Etelois" upwards, with 100% for "Cazetiers" and the tiny Griotte-Chambertin bottling.