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2005 Marquis d'Angerville Volnay Taillepieds

WA 93-94

BH 92-95

WS 91

ST 91+

JR 18

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2005 Marquis d'Angerville Volnay Taillepieds, 750ml

RATINGS

93-94The Wine Advocate

..a red and black currant melange that is juicy, bright and bracing throughout, accompanied by savory salinity, roasted meatiness, forest floor, and stony, chalky mineral dimensions. A Volnay with terrific delineation and refined tannins..

92-95Burghound.com

A strikingly pure nose of cassis, violets and blueberries gracefully gives way to rich, full, sweet and mineral-infused middle weight flavors that have cut-like-a-knife delineation as well as a very firm tannic spine...

91Wine Spectator

There’s a core of cherry, red currant, mineral and spice flavors wrapped up tight in the structure now. All the raw materials are here in the right proportion, it just needs time.

91+ Stephen Tanzer

Pure, high-pitched aromas of raspberry, cherry, flowers and spices. Wonderfully sweet and pure. The strong fruit flavors are enlivened by peppery spices, herbs, minerals and flowers.

18Jancis Robinson

Some compost and autumn leaves on the nose. Very firm tannins. But masses of fruit and extract. Lots of life here. Really punchy and aggressive.

PRODUCER

Marquis d'Angerville

Domaine Marquis d’Angerville is a hillside estate in Volnay, in Burgundy’s Cote de Beaune. The 35-acre domain was one of the first in Burgundy to bottle and market its own wines. Today the estate is run by Guillaume d’Angerville and his brother-in-law Renaud de Villette. The domaine’s most prestigious parcels are the Volnay premier cru Clos des Ducs (which is a monopole), and the premier crus Champans, Les Fremiets, Taille Pieds and Les Caillerets. Also owned are premier cru and village plots in Meursault and Pommard. Burgundy writer Clive Coates has written that “Angerville wines are exemplary; pure, terroir specific, elegant and intense.”

REGION

France, Burgundy, Côte d'Or, Côte de Beaune, Volnay, Taille Pieds

Volnay is a small appellation with just 904 vineyard acres and a town of fewer than 500 residents. Nevertheless, to Burgundy enthusiasts, it's a jewel. Clive Coates calls Volnay “one of the most delightful wines and one of the most rewarding communes in the Côte d’Or.” Robert M. Parker Jr. described Volnay as “the queen of the Côte de Beaune.” Volnay has always been appealing. In the 13th and 14th centuries the powerful Dukes of Burgundy acquired land there and built chateaux. The medieval town sits on the hillside above the vineyards and the appellation is restricted to red wines made of Pinot Noir. Though there are no Grands Crus, there are 35 Premiers Crus. Some reviewers say the lighter soil of Volnay, compared with Pommard to the north, makes Volnay wines more delicate and elegant than wines from neighboring appellations. Robert M. Parker Jr. wrote that Volnay has a “high-quality level of winemaking…The top Volnays possess an immense, seductive fruitiness and lushness…”

TYPE

Red Wine, Pinot Noir, 1er (Premier) Cru

This red wine is relatively light and can pair with a wide variety of foods. The grape prefers cooler climates and the wine is most often associated with Burgundy, Champagne and the U.S. west coast. Regional differences make it nearly as fickle as it is flexible.