Volnay, Les Fremiets, 1er Cru, 2021

Name: Volnay, Les Fremiets, 1er Cru
Brand: Marquis d'Angerville
Price: 389.96 GBP

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justerini & brooks tasting note

A totally different profile from its neighbour Clos des Angles – more intense, firmer and darker in fruit profile. Packed with crunchy plum, bullace and bramble fruit gripped by smooth but dense tannic framework; a complex, characterful, high-impact Volnay of stature. This hails from a clay dominated vineyard on the north side of the village, further up the hill from Clos des Angles, and so the soil is less deep here – the resulting wine is more structured and mineral.

critic reviews

89-91/100William Kelley,Robert Parker Wine Advocate

The 2021 Volnay 1er Cru Fremiet opens in the glass with aromas of exotic spices, wild berries, orange zest and forest floor, followed by a medium to full-bodied, fleshy palate underpinned by lively acids and powdery tannins.

date of review 01/2023

91-93/100Neal Martin,Vinous

The 2021 Volnay Fremiet 1er Cru has a very pure and open bouquet, perfumed red cherry and wild strawberry fruit laced with wilted rose petals. Not powerful yet nicely focused. The palate is medium-bodied with gentle but insistent grip, more structure than the Clos des Angles with a touch of white pepper towards the finish. Fine persistence. This is a Volnay to cherish over the next 15-20 years.

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date of review 01/2023