Domaine Duroché - Bourgogne Blanc 2022

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 2022 Bourgogne Chardonnay has a light nose with red apples, dewy meadow touches, and lime. The palate is rounded with a Corton-Charlemagne-like texture, a Chardonnay with real “girth”. The finish has low acid, but it is clean and caressing, with hints of candy floss and nectarine. 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.