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Domaine Duroche

Domaine Duroche is one of Gevrey-Chambertin's most compelling small producers, a family estate run by Pierre Duroche — the fifth generation — who assumed full control in 2006 and rapidly elevated the domaine into the upper tier of Gevrey specialists. The estate holds parcels in Chambertin-Clos de Bèze, Latricières-Chambertin, Charmes-Chambertin, and four premier crus including Cazetiers, Lavaut Saint-Jacques, Estournelles Saint-Jacques, and Aux Gémeaux. The Clos de Bèze averages $886 per bottle across 30 lots, with 2018 the most-traded; Latricières averages $633 across 26 lots; and Charmes averages $421 across 25. Even the village Gevrey-Chambertin 'Champ' at $77 average demonstrates the estate's value across tiers. At $338 overall average across 314 lots, Duroche is priced in the serious collector range — below Rousseau and DRC but in the same tier as Dugat-Py, Trapet, and Rossignol-Trapet. Pierre's approach uses whole-cluster fermentation, minimal sulphur, and gentle extraction, producing wines of aromatic precision and longevity that have earned critical scores in the 94–98 point range from the mid-2010s onward.