Marquis d'Angerville - Volnay 1er Cru Champans 2022 (Pre-arrival) (375ml)
Price: $110.00
| Producer | Marquis d'Angerville |
| Country | France |
| Region | Burgundy |
| Subregion | Volnay |
| Varietal | Pinot Noir |
| Vintage | 2022 |
| Sku | 9835 |
| Size | 375ml |
Decanter: 96 Points
This monumental wine is as always a reference for the appellation. In 2022 there is a lovely density of plum and blackberry fruit with spice and earth notes. The texture is plump velvety and long with supple tannins supporting the wine without adding astringency. D'Angerville destems and gave the grapes a cold soak before fermentation on native yeasts and ageing in cask (mainly used) to preserve the limpid purity of the fruit. Give this wine five years before opening and it should continue to improve for at least 30 years beyond that. (Drink between 2027-2055)
Jasper Morris: 93-95 Points
A restrained and intensely floral-suffused nose is reticent to the point of being brooding and only grudgingly provides glimpses of fresh dark berries and spice whiffs. The precise highly energetic and super-fine middleweight flavors also exude evident minerality on the moderately austere and equally long finale. I almost always prefer the d'Angerville Taillepieds to their Champans but that could well change in 2022 as this is outstanding. (Drink starting 2034)
Vinous: 94 Points
The 2022 Volnay Les Champans 1er Cru has a pixelated bouquet with that mélange of red and black fruit that I noticed before. It's perfumed with hints of potpourri and lovely sous-bois/mossy scents in the background. The palate is medium-bodied with a little crunch on the entry. It's a more structured Champans than I am accustomed to; perhaps the tannins are a bit firmer and less silky in texture at the moment. This will need more time to knit together than d'Angerville's other cuvées. (Drink between 2028-2048)
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