Marquis d'Angerville Volnay 1er Cru Caillerets 2014 (BH93)

Allen Meadows - Burghound 93

Wine Spectator 93

Lean and taut, with cherry and spice flavors riding a beam of acidity. The tannins are gentle yet supportive. Finishes with a chalky feel. Shows fine purity and intensity, yet will require some time to reveal all its facets. Best from 2020 through 2035.

By Robert Parker's Wine Advocate 93

The 2014 Volnay 1er Cru Champans has a more pointed and angular nose at the moment when compared with the Taillepieds. It is probably the most primal of the Volnay, black cherry and cassis fruit suffused with tangible mineralité, but it needs to be knitted together during the remainder of its élevage. The palate is very well balanced, the wood component again needing time to enmesh, but there is good substance here -- even if I prefer the elegance of the Caillerets on the finish (at the moment). I walked up to Marquis d’Angerville from a quick lunch in Volnay’s own bistro, Guillaume d’Angerville there to receive me in his historic property. Last time I saw him was actually in a photograph when Burgundy was awarded its status as a UNESCO World Heritage site, Guillaume sitting just behind Aubert de Villaine. It is appropriate that there were two representatives from the Côte de Nuits and the Côte de Beaune. Of course, this does not preclude Burgundy from the merciless caprice of Mother Nature and Volnay had been hit by hail, including Guillaume’s vineyards. I asked him what he had been doing that day…