In Issue 49 of the IWC (Jul/Aug 93) Steven Tanzer described Coche-Dury's then prevailing batonnage regime as follows: “The wines spend nine or ten months on their lees, with batonnage, or stirring of the lees, being performed at least twice a month until the beginning of March [of the year after the vintage].”

In vintage 1995: stirred the lees until Feb 1996 (but M/L not completed until mid-May).

In vintage 1996: did batonnage “like I've never done before” (JF Coche).

Since 1996 has allegedly dramatically reduced use of batonnage.

In vintage 2003: “did much less bâtonnage and used a bit more new oak.”

In vintage 2004: “I did quite a bit of lees stirring to help enrich the wines.”

Meursault “Casse-Tete” (Aug 2010): not oxidized and very good wine. [AT Bridge]

Meursault Perrieres (4 Dec 2009): not oxidized; quite good and got better with air. [AT Bridge]

Bourgogne Blanc (May 2007): not oxidized [Dana Gaiser]

Bourgogne Blanc (28 Apr 2011): not oxidized [Don Cornwell]

Corton-Charlemagne (Dec 2006): not oxidized. Mindblowing [Michael Lux]

Corton-Charlemagne (28 Apr 2011): not oxidized, but not earth shattering wine anymore [Don Cornwell]

Corton-Charlemgange (August 6, 2015): Not oxidised and extraordinary (originated from Don Stott's collection…so, impeccable storage). [Ken Lamb]

Corton-Charlemagne (various dates, June 30, 2008 to present): all 9 bottles oxidized, sherry-colored with “coffee grinds” for sediment; heartbroken [Rayner Cheung]

Meursault Perrières (June 11, 2011; August 4, 2011): first bottle oxidized, sherry-colored with “coffee grinds” for sediment; second bottle in advanced state of maturity but not oxidized, with hazelnuts & popcorn in the finish [Rayner Cheung]

Meursault Chevalieres (July 14, 2015): Not oxidised, loads of tertiary character but no signs of tiring, lovely. [Ken Lamb]

Meursault Rougeots (Marzo 2010) not oxidized. Very good. [Pippo19]

Meursault Rougeots (July 3, 2011): advanced state of maturity but not oxidized, superb concentration unfolding after 10 mins. in the glass, lovely minerality, slight fading during the course of the meal, elegant but not compelling; this & the 2nd of my Perrières were my only Coche-Dury 1992's that weren't busted (I know I'm in the minority here) [Rayner Cheung]

Corton-Charlemagne (28 Apr 2011): not oxidized. Lighter style but truly fantastic wine [Don Cornwell]

Corton-Charlemagne (April 2015): not oxidized. Still singing, elegant, complex…as Don said, fantastic wine. [Ken Lamb]

Meursault Perrieres (30 Jul 2008): not oxidized, but bore little or no resemblance to the typical Coche MP [Don Cornwell]

Meursault Perrieres (December 2014): not oxidized. An extraordinary wine, elegant, nuanced…very, very fine. [Ken Lamb]

Meursault Perrieres (April 2015): not oxidized. Not up to the bottle in December 2014 but very fine. [Ken Lamb]

Meursault Rougeots (14 Oct 2004): not oxidized, but oaky and some obvious S02 [Don Cornwell]

Meursault Perrieres (June 2005): not oxidized [John Guyton]

Meursault Perrieres (8 Mar 2011): not oxidized and still an excellent 95. See 95-2000 Retrospective Notes [Don Cornwell]

Meursault Rougeots (Nov 2009): not oxidized, but fully mature [Dana Gaiser]

Corton-Charlemagne (Feb 2006): Not oxidized, but fully mature- tangerine, apple, iodine and a touch of fresh apricot of mature Coche CC on the nose; full and reasonable acids, getting a tad heavy on the finish. Drink sooner. (J. Gilman)

Corton-Charlemagne (August 2008). Not oxidised, mature… but not impressive at all. [Michael Lux]

Bourgogne Blanc (Aug 2004) : whole lot very oxidized according to the floor manager @ Tru. Directed me to '98 instead which was fine [Andrew Hall]

Bourgogne Blanc (11 Jun 2008): not oxidized; strikingly fresh and youthful; served at San Francisco restaurant that had purchased upon release and stored carefully [David Honig]

Corton Charlemagne (26 Jan 2006): not oxidized; best white I've ever had; see 96 tasting notes [Don Cornwell]

Corton Charlemagne (19 Nov 2007): not oxidized, another fabulous bottle [Don Cornwell]

Corton Charlemagne (Sept 2008):not oxidized, fantastic [R Younger]

Corton Charlemagne (8 Mar 2011): unfortunately corked at the Mostly Montrachet night of the 95-2000 Retrospective Dinner. [Don Cornwell]

Corton Charlemagne (30 May 2011): not oxidized, but nearly mature; another fabulous bottle [Don Cornwell]

Meursault (Sep 2004): no sign of oxidation [John Gilman]

Meursault (Dec 2006): no sign of oxidation [Joe Dougherty]

Meursault (Jul 2011): no sign of oxidation, tastes about the same as the 02s-04s actually [MLT]

Meursault (March 2015) not oxidized but very advanced and on the edge - actually got worse with air. We didn't finish the bottle (R DeAngelo)

Meursault Caillerets (Sep 2004): signs of oxidation, fading fast [John Gilman]

Meursault Chevaliers (Sep 2004): no sign of oxidation [John Gilman]

Meursault Perrieres (Sep 2004): very advanced [John Gilman]

Meursault Perrieres (all in 2005): 5 bottles out of 6 : corked [Herwig Janssen]

Meursault Perrieres (28 Apr 2011): not oxidized and the greatest Coche MP I've ever had. As good as the Corton. [Don Cornwell]

Meursault Rougeots (26 Jan 2006): not oxidized, see 96 tasting notes [Don Cornwell]

Meursault Rougeots (27 Jan 2006): not oxidized, but seemed easier and more integrated/open than expected – perhaps a little advanced [Jim Jones]

Meursault Rougeots (September 2006): not oxidized; glorious [Stuart Roberts]

Meursault Rougeots (23 Feb 2011): not oxidized and excellent. See 95-2000 Retrospective Notes. [Don Cornwell]

Meursault Rougeots (28 Apr 2011): not oxidized [Don Cornwell]

Meursault Rougeots (7 July 2011): not oxidized [Don Cornwell]

Puligny Enseigneres (Sep 2004): no sign of oxidation [John Gilman]

Puligny Enseigneres (16 Jun 2011): no oxidation and utterly fabulous considering its pedigree. [Don Cornwell]

Meursault (Aug 2008): Not oxidised. Very good.[Michael Lux]

Meursault Perrieres (March 2015): Not oxidized; excellent wine. [Corey Miller]

Meursault (Jan 2020): Tasted 2 bottles, neither are oxidised but one was a bit tired. [Jammy Wine]

Corton Charlemagne (11/2010): not oxidised, very good [Michael Kantor]

Corton Charlemagne ( 5/2006): not oxidised [Martin Buttinger]

Meursault (Jan 2008): not oxidized [K.T.]

Meursault (Feb 2011): not oxidized but two of three were severely corked [Stu Jakub]

Meursault Chevalieres (July 2011): not oxidized and still showing great despite uncertain storage conditions [Stu Jakub]

Meursault Perrieres ( 5/2006): signs of oxidation [Martin Buttinger]

Meursault Rougeots (May 2007): not oxidised, far from it: great ! [René Gleissner]

Meursault Rougeots (Dec 2016) not oxdized (R DeAngelo)

Meursault (August 2008): not oxidized [Michael Lux]

Meursault (Dec 2008): not oxidised, lovely [Gareth Miles]

Meursault (June 2011): not oxidised though now showing its age (Adrian Latimer)

Meursault Charmes (Dec 2008): not oxidised, excellent but young [Gareth Miles]

Bourgogne Blanc (Dec 2006): Lovely, wide open nose, beginning to fray and show signs of oxidation on the rapidly softening finish- has evolved extremely quickly since last bottle tasted end of '05. Strong blue ring on cork. (J. Gilman)

Bourgogne Blanc (July 2007) a beautiful bottle no sign of oxidation (Cole Kendall)

Corton Charlemagne (5 Mar 2007): not oxidized; very impressive, if just a bit less so than the 1996 – see related tasting notes [Don Cornwell]

Corton Charlemagne (July 2008) Not oxidised [WK Choy]

Corton Charlemagne (June 2010) Not oxidised [Michael Malinoski]

Corton Charlemagne (Dec 2010) Not oxidised [KG]

Corton Charlemagne (28 Apr 2011): Not oxidized and my new all-time favorite Coche Corton [Don Cornwell]

Corton Charlemagne (April 2015): Not oxidized. A full on style, rich yet with the classic Coche acid-mineral core. [Ken Lamb]

Corton Charlemagne (Nov 2019): Not oxidised, seriously rich. [Jammy Wine]

Meursault (Dec 2005): not oxidised [Michael Lux]

Meursault (Feb 2010): not oxidized; still young with bracing acidity (MSaviage)

Meursault Aug 2011) not oxidized, delicious ( R Younger)

Meursault Chevalieres (Sep 2004): not oxidised [WK Choy]

Meursault Chevalieres ( Aug 2011) not oxidized , great ( R Younger)

Meursault Caillerets (Nov 2010): not oxidised. Absolutly stunning. [Stu Jakub]

Meursault Perrieres (8 Mar 2011): Not oxidized and a fantastic bottle. See 95-2000 Retrospective Notes. [Don Cornwell

Meursault Perrieres (28 Apr 2011): Not oxidized and just as impressive in an all-Coche tasting. [Don Cornwell]

Meursault Rougeots (Aug 2004): not oxidised, outstanding wine [WK Choy]

Meursault Rougeots (June 2007) not oxidized but fairly advanced at this point - light blue-ish ring on cork [Ray DeAngelo]

Meursault Rougeots (28 Apr 2011): partially oxidized – my first bottle of Coche ever [Don Cornwell]

Meursault Rougeots (Aug 2011) not oxidized - best of three Coche this night [R Younger]

Puligny Enseigneres (Aug 2004): very odd, I thought it was cooked, may have been the disease [WK Choy]

Puligny Enseigneres (April 2006): not oxidised. Great showing. [Michael Lux]

Puligny Enseigneres (Jan 2009): Not oxidized, very good and improving, quite oaky [Frank Drew]

Puligny Enseigneres (28 Apr 2011): Not oxidized [Don Cornwell]

Bourgogne Blanc (5 Feb 2008): not oxidized See 2000 tasting notes [Don Cornwell]

Corton Charlemagne (Sep 2007): not oxidised, still young and tight, needs time [MLee]

Corton Charlemagne (26 Feb 2008): not oxidized See 2000 tasting notes [Don Cornwell]

Corton Charlemagne (8 Mar 2011): not oxidized. A bit reductive, but excellent. See 95-2000 Retrospective Notes [Don Cornwell]

Corton Charlemagne (28 Apr 2011): not oxidized. Showed considerably better at the Coche tasting. [Don Cornwell]

Meursault (26 Nov 2004): not oxidised, showing very well [G Deschamps]

Meursault (May 2006): not oxidised [Michael Lux]

Meursault (Sept 2007): oxidised, undrinkable (PF)

Meursault (Aug 2011): not oxidized. Young, fresh and intense. An absolut treat with truffled poached egg [Stu Jakub]

Meursault (April 2012) not oxidized - drinking great (R DeAngelo)

Meursault (June 2017) not oxidized (R DeAngelo)

Meursault Les Rougeots (May 2015): Not oxidized. Fantastic wine…mouthfilling and rich yet a vibrant acidic core. (K. Lamb)

Meursault Caillerets (Mar 2007): not oxidized, but wide open and drinking very well for such a young Coche. (J. Gilman)

Meursault Chevalieres (Sep 2007): not oxidised, minerally and fine [MLee]

Meursault Perrieres (Jul 2004): not oxidised [WK Choy]

Meursault Perrieres (26 Feb 2008): not oxidized. See 2000 tasting notes [Don Cornwell]

Meursault Perrieres (03 Sep 2010): partially oxidized, but still just drinkable [P Hanna]

Meursault Perrieres (December 2016): Not oxidized. Lovely wine. Minerality less prominent than typical in Coche but still there. Will not improve. [K. Lamb]

Puligny Ensigneres (5 Feb 2008): not oxidized. See 2000 tasting notes [Don Cornwell]

Puligny Ensigneres (1 Jun 2011): not oxidized. [Don Cornwell]

Corton Charlemagne (6 Dec 2005): not oxidised [Charles Smith]

Corton Charlemagne (10 Mar 2009): not oxidized, but some offputting creosote aromas with SO2 and some rich baked apple flavors; overall pretty good but keep an eye on this. See related 2001 tasting notes [Don Cornwell]

Meursault (Apr '10) : not oxidized, correctly maturing and delicious [Andrew Hall]

Meursault (Dec 2010): not oxidized, still young and needs time (MSaviage)

Meursault (Feb 2012); not oxidized, 2 of 3 were corked, however. Good one was stunning. [Chuck Miller]

Meursault Rougeots (May 2015) not oxidized (R DeAngelo)

Meursault Caillerets (4 Feb 2009): not oxidized, but fairly mature. See related 2001 tasting notes [Don Cornwell]

Meursault Caillerets (Nov 2015) not oxidized - very fresh and benefited from a decant (R DeAngelo)

Meursault Chevalieres (Oct 2015) not oxidized - very youthful (R DeAngelo)

Meursault Perrieres (10 Mar 2009): not oxidized; hints of creosote in the aromas but remarkable wine; clearly better than Corton in 2001. See related 2001 tasting notes. [Don Cornwell]

Puligny Enseigneres (Nov 2006) - heavily oxydized, undrinkable (Odd Rydland)

Puligny Enseigneres (July 2007): not oxidised, fresh and fine [MLee]

Puligny Enseigneres (4 Feb 2009): not oxidized; see realted 2001 tasting notes [Don Cornwell]

Puligny Enseigneres (18 Oct 2011): not oxidized [Don Cornwell]

Corton Charlemagne ( 2006): not oxidised [Martin Buttinger]

Corton Charlemagne (4 Mar 2010): not oxidized, but not showing at its best. See 2002 Tasting Notes, Night Three [Don Cornwell]

Meursault ( 2006): not oxidised [Martin Buttinger]

Meursault ( March 2010 ) : not oxidised ( Herwig Janssen )

Meursault (Dec 2011): not oxidized. [Stu Jakub]

Meursault (March 2017) not oxidized (R DeAngelo)

Meursault Chevalieres :( December 2009 ) drinking very well [Herwig Janssen]

Meursault Perrieres (Sept 2008) Not oxidised [WK Choy]

Meursault Perrieres (4 Mar 2010): sadly corked. See 2002 Tasting Notes, NIght Three [Don Corwnell]

Meursault Rougeots (4 Feb 2010): Not oxidized and just stunning. See 2002 Tasting Notes Night One [Don Cornwell]

Meursault Rougeots (Nov 2012): Not oxidized [R Younger]

Puligny Enseigneres ( August 2009) not oxidized [David Gerstenfeld]

Puligny Enseignieres ( March 2010 ) : not oxidised ( Herwig Janssen )

Puligny Enseignieres ( Aug 2010 ) : not oxidised ( Nigel Groundwater )

Meursault (24 Jan 2006): not oxidised [G Deschamps]

Meursault ( 2006): not oxidised [Martin Buttinger

Meursault ( 2009): not oxidised, very nice [Philippe Camps]

Puligny-Montrachet Enseigneres ( feb 2010 ) ; drinking well ( Herwig Janssen )

Corton Charlemagne (July 2011 ) not oxidized - young and tight [ R Younger ]

Meursault Chevalieres (June 2010) not oxidised - excellent wine (R DeAngelo)

Meursault Chevalieres (July 2011): not oxidized [R Younger]

Meursault Rougeots (July 2011) not oxidized - youthful [ R Younger]

Meursault Caillerets ( July 2011 ) not oxidized - needs time [ R Younger ]

Meursault (2010 & Dec 2014 ) not oxidized, lovely (Adrian Latimer )

Meursault (May 2012) not oxidized (Chuck Miller)

Meursault (April 2011): not oxidized. I cried when the bottle was empty. It was that good. [Stu Jakub].

Meursault (August 2011) not oxidised, agree with Stu. (Don Osborne)

Meursault (October 2012) not oxidised; excellent. (KI)

Meursault (September 2017): not oxidized; excellent [MM].

Meursault Rougeots (March 2015): probably not oxidized. Some hesitancy because this bottle was fuller bodied than I would have expected and just a slight clumsiness about it. The weight of this wine is much bigger than the 2005 Enseigneres, Perrieres and Corton Charlegmagne, which raises a yellow flag. Still, classic Coche acidic core. [Ken Lamb]

Meursault Caillerets (March 2015): Probably some slight premature oxidation (see note from April 2015 below). Medium, bright gold. A full bodied wine yet well balanced by classic Coche acidity and minerality. Very rich. [Ken Lamb]

Meursault Caillerets (April 2015): Medium lemon-green, a more youthful colour than the bottle from a few weeks earlier (see March 2015 above). Full bodied but vibrant with tremendous energy. Definitely not oxidized. [Ken Lamb]

Corton Charlemagne (August 2014) : a perfect bottle still in its infancy (Stephen Williams)

Meursault Perrieres (August 2014) : a perfect bottle still in its infancy (Stephen Williams)

Puligny-Montrachet Les Enseigneres (September 2015): No signs of oxidation. Have had this wine many times, though, in the last five years and this bottle is now moving out of a fully reductive stage and showing breadth and development on the palate. Superb. (K. Lamb)

Bourgogne Blanc (July 2012): not oxidized. Impressive, tight wine with lovely minerals and concentrated fruit. [Greg Munyard]

Corton Charlemagne (August 2014): quite advanced colour, beginning to show too much nuttiness. Worrying. (Stephen Williams)

Corton Charlemagne (May 2017): not oxidised, starting to show some golden hue but still some green tinge, not oxidised, showing the weight of the vintage though w/Coche acidity-minerality providing balance but a good, not great, wine. The Perrieres showed better in December 2016. [K. Lamb]

Meursault Perrieres (Dec 2016): not oxidised, surprising vitality and minerality for the vintage, doubt I would have guessed 2006 if served blind. [K. Lamb]

Puligny-Montrachet Enseigneres (April 2016) not oxidized [WL]

Meursault Rougeots (June 2011): partially oxidized– “On the fast highway to premoxville' - J. Holmes. [Paul Hanna]

Meursault Rougeots (March 2015): not oxidized. Lovely wine, impressive concentration with a racy mineral core. [Ken Lamb]

Meursault Caillerets (March 2015): not oxidized. Less weight than the Rougeots. Racy and electric. [Ken Lamb]

Bourgogne Blanc (2 June 2012): not oxidized. Structure and minerals in the vein of 07 [TSim@rud]

Bourgogne Blanc (May 2013) not oxidized. Young and tightly wound. Needed a good decant to open (R DeAngelo)

Bourgogne Blanc (March 2015) not oxidized. Amazingly good bourgogne (Adrian Latimer)

Bourgogne Blanc (May 2016) not oxidized - excellent (R DeAngelo)

Meursault (2 June 2012): not oxidized. Structure and minerals in the vein of 07 [TSim@rud]

Meursault (4 July 2012): not oxidised. Tight and bright; linear and concentrated [Greg Munyard]

Meursault (12 July 2014): not oxidized. Quite nice [Howard Cooper]

Meursault (14 July 2014): Intense, taut and mineral driven. Consistent with six other bottles over last two years. [Ken Lamb]

Meursault (July 2017): powerful and no pox (Adrian Latimer)

Bourgogne Blanc (May 2016) not oxidized. Punches above its weight as they say. (R DeAngelo)

Puligny Montrachet Les Enseigneres (Mar 2020) Not oxidised. At its drinking window. [Jammy Wine]

Meursault–Rougeots (Aug. 2023 – ): 1 btl not oxidized. Superb condition. Light/medium gold. Classic & intense Coche–Dury nose of popcorn & lightly–grilled nuts on top of multiple layers of orchard fruit, complicated by a herbal/grassy element. Delicious, with outstanding vinosity, but only 12.5% ABV. Superb balance bet. the fruit & the acidity here, with no need for decanting. From 2 btls purchased from the domaine's West Coast importer Kermit Lynch Wine Merchant in Oct. 2013. [Rayner Cheung]