2015 Volnay Clos des Angles 1. Cru Marquis d'Angerville

A comparatively recent addition to the domaine's range, this walled vineyard on the Pommard side of Volnay was purchased by Guillaume d'Angerville in 2006. Aged in 20% new oak, it's a bold, vigorous, age worthy Pinot with sinewy tannins and layers of damson and plum fruit. 2024-32 .

This is riper still with its liqueur-like nose of cassis, plum, spice and a discreet wisp of wood. There is excellent richness and volume to the velvety middle weight plus flavors that terminate in a sneaky long and mildly austere but also mildly warm finale. This should be more approachable young if desired. 2025+

The 2015 Volnay 1er Cru Clos des Angles, from the lieu-dit situated at the bottom of the incline, was showing a little reduction on the nose when I tasted it from barrel. The palate is well balanced with thickset tannin lending weight and backbone to this Volnay, although it feels tightly-coiled and showed a little heaviness on the finish. I suspect this might be surpassed by the domaine's other premier crus this vintage.

Medium ruby. Inviting violet lift to the aromas of blackberry, cassis and bitter chocolate. Wonderfully dense and sweet, conveying superb inner-mouth lift to its flavors of dark berries and bitter chocolate. Finishes with substantial late-arriving tannins and lovely lingering sweetness of fruit. Nothing hard about this beauty.