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Domaine Coche-Dury, Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru

Coche-Dury's Corton-Charlemagne: a third of a hectare, a few hundred cases, the most expensive white Burgundy outside Montrachet.

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Domaine Coche-Dury's Corton-Charlemagne comes from about 0.34 hectares and is made in roughly 200–300 cases. It is the reference for white-wine appreciation on the secondary market.

Made by
Domaine Coche-Dury
From
Meursault, Burgundy
Style
WhiteChardonnay
Bottles made in a typical year
3.0K
The kind of wine

Burgundy grand cru (Pinot Noir)

A Pinot Noir from one of the top-ranked vineyards of Burgundy. The plots are tiny and each vine gives very little wine.

What a bottle like this costs to make

A glass of red wine on a mossy stone wall beside an autumn vineyard, with a church spire in the mist

Good years and bad

One square for each year. The darker the square, the better the weather was for the grapes. Tap a year to read about it.

202320222021202020192018201720162015201420132012201120102009200820072006200520042003200220012000
ExceptionalExcellentVery goodGoodMixedDifficult
The essentials

The wine and its economics

Domaine Coche-Dury's Corton-Charlemagne comes from about 0.34 hectares and is made in roughly 200–300 cases. It is the reference for white-wine appreciation on the secondary market.

Every year in a tableHow each year was rated, and the price the producer first asked
VintageHow the year was ratedRelease priceHow rare (0–100)The growing season
2023Very Good — 93
2022Excellent — 94
2021Difficult — 94The 6–8 April frost destroyed much of the crop; the smallest Burgundy harvest in decades.
2020Excellent — 95
2019Exceptional — 95Hot, dry summer with low yields; concentrated wines released into the 2021–22 peak.
2018Excellent — 96
2017Very Good — 96
2016Very Good — 96April frost cut some Côte de Beaune producers' crops by more than half; very small…
2015Exceptional — 97Warm, dry summer; ripe, concentrated reds widely rated as a great vintage.
2014Very Good — 97
2013Good — 98
2012Very Good — 98
2011Good — 99
2010Excellent — 99
2009Excellent — 99
2008Very Good — 99
2007Good — 100
2006Good — 100
2005Exceptional — 100
2004Mixed — 100
2003Mixed — 100
2002Excellent — 100
2001Good — 100
2000Good — 100
 Release price is what the producer first asked for a bottle. A dash means no price was published.

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What does this wine cost to make?Our estimate: $48–$283 a bottle

We estimate it costs about $48 to $283 to make one bottle of a wine like this. The price in the shop is far higher because the land is scarce, the name is famous, and many hands take a share on the way to you.

ComponentLowHigh
Imputed land cost$27.58$207
Vineyard operations$4.87$14.04
Oak barrels$0.54$1.72
Winemaking labour and cellar work$3.00$6.00
Cellar aging$0.96$2.72
Bottle, closure, label, case and bottling$4.40$11.40
Winery overhead$4.00$10.00
Financing over the aging period$2.18$30.15
Estimated winery production cost$47.53$283
 One standard bottle, at the winery door. Built in US dollars and shown in your chosen currency.

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Recent auction resultsWhat bottles of this wine fetched when collectors sold them
Sale dateVintageHouse and saleFormatLot pricePer bottle
Jul 20262003Christie'sFine & Rare Wines: Featuring The Reserve Cellar and 50th Anniversary Wines Direct From Stag's Leap Wine Cellars (sale 24555) · lot 14291 × 75 cl$4,000$4,000 with premium
Jul 20262006Christie'sThe Grand Cru Cellar: A Connoisseur's Selection of Rarities (sale 24835) · lot 721 × 75 cl$5,625$5,625 with premium
Mar 20262015Christie'sFine and Rare Wines & Spirits Online: Hong Kong Edition (sale 24459) · lot 1953 × 75 cl≈$15,928≈$5,309 with premium
Mar 20262014Christie'sFine and Rare Wines & Spirits Online: Hong Kong Edition (sale 24459) · lot 1941 × 75 cl≈$6,371≈$6,371 with premium
Mar 20262000Christie'sAn Exemplary Collection of Domaine Armand Rousseau alongside Rarities from the Cellar of Ian Mill KC (sale 24532) · lot 1741 × 75 cl≈$4,630≈$4,630 with premium
Oct 20252011Christie'sA Prodigious Private Cellar of Impeccable Provenance Part II: Online (sale 23825) · lot 52185 × 75 cl≈$22,300≈$4,460 with premium
Oct 20252006Christie'sA Prodigious Private Cellar of Impeccable Provenance Part II: Online (sale 23825) · lot 52171 × 75 cl≈$4,460≈$4,460 with premium
Oct 20252005Christie'sA Prodigious Private Cellar of Impeccable Provenance Part II: Online (sale 23825) · lot 52161 × 75 cl≈$6,053≈$6,053 with premium
Jul 20252004Christie'sFine and Rare Wines Online: Hong Kong Edition Featuring The Cellar of a Meticulous Wine Lover Part II (sale 23908) · lot 7133 × 75 cl≈$14,336≈$4,779 with premium
Apr 20252011Christie'sFine and Rare Wines Online: Hong Kong Edition (sale 23907) · lot 5321 × 75 cl≈$4,460≈$4,460 with premium
Feb 20252002Christie'sFine and Rare Wines Online: LA Edition (sale 23748) · lot 3411 × 75 cl$4,375$4,375 with premium
Feb 20252000Christie'sFine and Rare Wines Online: LA Edition (sale 23748) · lot 3401 × 75 cl$4,750$4,750 with premium
 Prices are in the currency of each sale. Christie’s and Sotheby’s include the buyer’s fee; Hart Davis Hart shows the price before it.

All lots on record

The detailsClassification, grapes, bottle sizes and the rest
Producer
Domaine Coche-Dury
Region
Burgundy
Appellation
Meursault
Classification
Grand cru
Style
White
Grape composition
Chardonnay100%
Bottle sizes
750 · 1500 ml
Bottles made in a typical year
3,000 bottlesTrade reporting ≈ 200–300 cases
First vintage made
1986
Great years
9 of 24 rated excellent or exceptional

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Sources

  1. Meursault appellation, BIVB, 2025. Retrieved 3 September 2026.
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