Domaine Marquis d'Angerville, 'Clos des Ducs' Volnay 1er Cru, Burgundy, France, 2022

Overview of the Wine
Domaine Marquis d’Angerville is one of Burgundy's most sought after estates, and perfectly exemplifies the identity of Volnay. D'Angerville's list of holdings touches all of the village’s great terroirs, including one of the most picturesque vineyards in Volnay, the monopole of the estate, Clos des Ducs. The domaine started bottling its own production in the 1920s after the current Marquis’ grandfather, Sem d’Angerville, challenged the blending methods of the negociants’ and then began bottling his own wines instead of selling them his grapes. D'Angerville was one of the first Burgundy domains to do this, making history and encouraging the future of the region at the same time. Today the estate is led by Guillaume d’Angerville, farmed immaculately, and is producing some of the best wines in the entire Cote d’Or.    

Organic.

Grape / Blend
Pinot Noir

Origin
Burgundy, France

Winemaker's Tasting Notes
Clos des Ducs, the great d'Angerville monopole, enjoys the highest elevation, on a steep, chalky slope. The "Duc" is a always a wine of grand cru intensity, with an intoxicatingly mineral perfume of rose petals, cherry and redcurrant.

94-97 Points - Jasper Morris
The grand vin of the domaine is not the deepest in colour. A wonderful perfume, the most delicate of roses yet with a force of its own, while the little red fruits are very subtle too. This is a wonderful gracious and graceful wine, giving me sheer pleasure even in its infancy. It is constructed in so much detail, little pinpricks of red fruited pleasure throughout, with the precision of long-term biodynamics allied to this vintage of entirely healthy fruit. Drink from 2032-2040.

96 Points - Burghound
This is the only wine in the range to be firmly reduced and aromatically unreadable. Otherwise, there is excellent size, weight and mid-palate concentration to the compact, austere andmore muscular flavors that culminate in a strikingly long, mineral-driven and compact finale. This youthfully austere effort ispotentially brilliant and should age for a very long time, indeed much like the Taillepieds, it’s going to need it.Burghound Don't Miss Outstanding!

95 Points - Decanter
This wine is inevitably among the great wines from d'Angerville's cellar, but it takes a while to get there. Out of barrel, it lacks the generosity of the Champans; Guillaume d'Angerville opines that it is more 'Cistercian'; by this, he perhaps means more strict, linear, and disciplined. It is substantial and has an admirable depth of flavour, with aromas of currant and plum developing on the palate with hints of cigar leaf, cedar, and earth. Ideally wait seven to 10 years from the vintage to open and drink over the next 20.

95 Points - Tim Atkin
Guillaume laughed telling me, "A retired Air France pilot recently bought the house just above the clos. He told me one day that the vines are very beautifully trained." Indeed, it is a beautiful, southeast facing vineyard, spanning 2.15 hectares and sitting beside the domaine. The wine starts with a subtly smoky nose complemented with dark fruits and heady savory spices. The tannins feel fairly soft and furry, while the acidity is racy, precise and mouthwatering. Sheer class.

Product size: 750ml