2022 Volnay Clos des Angles 1. Cru Marquis d'Angerville

A fine bright mid crimson purple. The nose has a little more immediate fruit than the 1er Cru blend. Concentrated raspberries, though the palate adds a slight strawberry note as well. This is supple, with energy to the fruit, but not too much structure behind. One of the earlier wines to drink among the d’Angerville 2022s.

The 2022 Volnay Clos des Angles 1er Cru has a riper bouquet than the 1er Cru, Morello cherries, crushed strawberries, wild roses and a touch of allspice. It feels closed at first, then unfurls nicely in the glass. The palate is medium-bodied with a silky entry. Not a deep Volnay, relatively light, with filigree tannins dovetailing into quite a peppery finish. Modest complexity compared to the Domaine's other Premier Crus, as is often the case. It will give 12-20 years of drinking pleasure.

The 2022 Volnay 1er Cru Clos des Angles unfurls in the glass with aromas of blackberries and cherries mingled with rose petals, potpourri and orange rind. Medium to full-bodied, pure and charming, with an enveloping attack and a bright mineral spine, it will offer a broad drinking window.

Clos des Angles is seldom an imposing wine from d'Angerville, but it is always charming. In 2022, there is a ripe, plummy fruit with a richness that has almost an undertone of dark chocolate on the palate and a hint of earth and Havana cigar. The texture is supple and approachable even now, and there is an irresistible sweetness to the fruit on the palate that continues straight through the lingering finish. The grapes are from just over a hectare downslope from Fremiets, near the border with Pommard, yet this is very 'Volnay' in its accessible style.

(from a 1.05 holding located in Pointes d’Angles). A fresh, bright and airy mix is comprised by notes of red and blue pinot fruit, plum, spice and a floral wisp. There is excellent detail to the even finer middleweight flavors that also flash evident minerality on the sappy, youthfully austere and impeccably well-balanced finale. This is pretty much textbook Clos des Angles and one that should age accordingly.