2006 Coche-Dury Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru

18.5/20 points, Jancis Robinson, jancisrobinson.com
Picked just after 15 Sep. Nice summer with very fast ripening at the end. After 20 Sep the rains arrived and so did the rot. So there's a big difference between those who picked before and after the rains – two very different styles of wine in 2006. Still pale straw gold. Still extremely tight on the nose and, tasting it just minutes after it was poured, one could only just discern a certain nuttiness. Still a little floral. Definitely lighter than the 2005. Lots of acidity. Very fine and elegant but not the most solid white burgundy. These wines are really a guide to the character of recent white burgundy vintages since the Coches make them in exactly the same way each year. (JR)

97 points - Int'l Wine Cellar
The aromas of liquid stone and menthol offer superb lift. On the palate, this offers a tactile dusty stone character and a sense of mineral solidity verging on painful. Among the handful of stars of the vintage in both its sheer intensity and its palate-staining persistence, but in need of at least five or six years of patience. 

97 points - Vinous
In today’s day and age, it is virtually inconceivable to taste a ten year-old white Burgundy that is painfully young, but that is exactly the case with Coche’s 2006 Corton-Charlemagne. All the signatures are present – the trademark reduction, precision and salivating energy – and yet the 2006 needs time. The only question is how much. Hints of lime, slate, jasmine and white orchard fruit meld into the tense, pulsating finish.