2023, Domaine Marquis d'Angerville, VOLNAY, 1er Cru, 'Clos des Ducs'Elegant and aristocratic, the Clos des Ducs from d'Angerville is a bit restrained initially but opens up with pomegranate and blackberry fruit aromas and flavours on the palate. The wine is not astringent, but one senses the massive structure and impressive length at first taste. Because of the stony limestone and white marl soils in this 2. 15ha holding at the top of the premier cru slope, this complex wine will take time to unwind, but it will

mandarin oil

so you get power and concentration but also juicy liveliness

soft Bourgogne terrific energy to complement its soft

has a glorious bouquet of cigar humidor

Its dalliance with Pauillac on the nose has been dispensed

All the elements are very nicely balanced

Fully biodynamic now

Of what fermented

touches of savoury cassis

petrichor scents surfacing with aeration

There's plenty of rondeur

leading to an understated mid-palate and a subtly persistent finish