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Volnay, Clos des Ducs, 1er Cru
Marquis d'Angerville

Volnay, Clos des Ducs, 1er Cru, 2014

justerini & brooks tasting note

“I’m really very pleased with this wine – I think it will be a Clos de Ducs to remember” Guillaume told us. Certainly all signs point to a brilliant Clos de Ducs as highly complex fluid fruit notes combine with fine spice and an aromatic breadth that is entirely its own. A brooding sense of mystery always accompanies Clos de Ducs, a very particular aromatic complexity and an impression of generosity allied to powerful structure. There is fantastic persistence here – a stunning Clos de Ducs. Fortunately this was one part of Volnay that hail did not touch, yields are never deent here but are at least a little more generous than the previous two vintages.

critic reviews

93/100Stephen Tanzer,Vinous

Medium red, the lightest of these 2014s. Reticent but highly nuanced nose offers aromas of redcurrant, dark raspberry, milk chocolate, earth and animal fur, plus a riper suggestion of prune (this fruit was picked at 13% potential alcohol). Wonderfully silky and ripe; large-scaled and round for 2014 but not at all heavy. Not as primary as the extraordinary 2015 but the wine's wonderfully refined, thoroughly ripe, late-arriving tannins will require considerable patience.

DRINKING WINDOW 2024 - 2037
date of review 03/2017
93-95/100Neal Martin,Robert Parker Wine Advocate

The 2014 Volnay 1er Cru Clos des Ducs has a very complex and introverted, but captivating bouquet that draws you in, full of blackberry, briary, cold limestone and just a hint of baking powder in the background lending sweetness. The palate is sensual on the entry. There is roundness and depth here, coupled with very good substance, a hint of white pepper perhaps, and as always, with immense precision on the finish. There is nothing flamboyant here -- just a very aristocratic Volnay for long term aging.

DRINKING WINDOW 2018 - 2040
date of review 12/2015

product details

Country:
France
Region:
Burgundy
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abv:
13.5%