Volnay, Clos des Ducs, 1er Cru, 2009

Name: Volnay, Clos des Ducs, 1er Cru
Brand: Marquis d'Angerville
Price: 3043.07 GBP

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justerini & brooks tasting note

The great vineyard of Volnay that produces statuesque, complex mineral wines that give away little in their youth. Deep, cool, layered and a touch brooding though, as with the other wines at this domaine, in 2009 there is a still a sunny generous disposition to it, albeit less obvious than the other d’Angerville wines. Incredibly serious and profound, clearly ripe and with plenty of cassis, cherry and Victoria plum fruit together with a smouldering, earthy background of spices, deep minerals and plum stones. Incredible.

critic reviews

93+/100Stephen Tanzer,Vinous

Good medium red; a bit less saturated than the 2010. More spicy and exotic on the nose than the '10, with its raspberry and mineral aromas joined by a light herbal element. Enters the mouth with silky richness, then turns juicy in the mid-palate, showing a very suave texture and surprising framing acidity to its flavors of liqueur-like red fruits and dried flowers. Quite powerful and long, finishing with serious late-arriving tannins. This is built for a long evolution in bottle. Guillaume d'Angerville told me that this wine started out huge, but then the élevage gave it focus, whereas the 2008 Clos des Ducs began lean and got richer. (13.55% alcohol; September 13 harvest; 40 h/h; 3.66 pH)

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date of review 10/2019