AUXEY-DURESSES > BOUCHARD Ainé & Fils

AUXEY-DURESSES 2025

click on one of the vintages below for further information

2025

Varietal

Chardonnay.

Tasting notes

Colour: Brilliant and crystal-clear, with a green-gold hue.

Nose: Aromas of russet apple, fresh almond, white flowers and hazelnut.

Palate: Notes of peach and apricot carry through from the nose to the palate. The wine is smooth and generous, with discreet acidity and beautifully ripe fruit. In great vintages, it can be reminiscent of Meursault. The palate is supple, elegant and remarkably long-lasting.

Food and wine pairing

A perfect partner for terrines and fish served with light sauces, gratin dauphinois, mussels marinière and other seafood dishes. It also pairs beautifully with fresh goat’s cheese.

Serving suggestions

Best served between 12 and 14°C (54–57°F).

Ageing potential

This great white Burgundy wine will cellar gracefully for 6 to 8 years.

Origins

Nestled between the prestigious villages of Volnay and Meursault, the village of Auxey-Duresses boasts just 150 hectares of vineyards, a modest size that has historically limited the appellation’s visibility.

Yet today, this discreet appellation offers one of the most attractive quality-to-price ratios in the Côte de Beaune, Burgundy.

The Auxey-Duresses vineyards face south and south-east, at elevations ranging from 260 to 360 metres above sea level.

The soils are predominantly limestone, with a low proportion of clay.

Vinification and maturing

Hand-harvested Chardonnay grapes are carefully sorted before undergoing gentle pneumatic pressing.
After a light settling of the must, fermentation takes place slowly in oak barrels, followed by 10 months of ageing in the same barrels, allowing the wine to develop greater complexity, texture and elegance.

Vintage : 2025

The 2025 growing season in Burgundy was marked by a rainfall deficit of around 30% compared with 2024, combined with an early harvest. The first cuts of the secateurs took place on August 25 in the Beaune Premier Cru vineyards, notably in Savigny-lès-Beaune (Clos du Roi and Marconnets).

Across the entire vineyard, harvesting began up to two weeks earlier than in 2024 and extended over a longer-than-usual period to adapt to weather conditions, which turned rainy at the outset of the harvest. All grapes were brought in on time: sanitary conditions were very good, and the fruit shows an aromatic concentration that suggests elegant, refined wines. While volumes appear stable compared to 2024, they nevertheless remain below the five-year average.

At the time of the first run-offs in mid-September, red wines were showing gentle extraction with fine colour. White wines, meanwhile, quickly revealed themselves to be rich, flavoursome and concentrated, while retaining fine freshness thanks to cool nights that preserved acidity.

In summary, 2025 is shaping up to be a vintage of character and quality, for both red and white Burgundy wines.