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The 2022 Volnay Clos des Ducs 1er Cru is the one cuvée that takes the longest to open in the glass. Like a door ajar, it lets you peek inside but not enter: mineral-rich dark berry fruit, hints of Earl Grey and forest floor. This is well-defined with discrete use of oak once more. The palate is med...

The 2022 Volnay Les Taillepieds 1er Cru has one of the most complex bouquets from the Domaine, very nuanced and pure with brambly red fruit, undergrowth and hints of tobacco emerging with aeration. Again, it's quite discreet and demands more coaxing than its peers. The palate is medium-bodied with a...

The 2022 Volnay Fremiet 1er Cru has more complexity and nuance on the nose compared to the Clos des Angles. Well-defined with discrete use of oak (10 to 15% new), gaining intensity in the glass but never fully letting go. The palate is medium-bodied with edgy, slightly chalky tannins on the entry, l...

Caillerets, Taillepieds, Frémiets and Clos des Angles have been added to the proportion of Pitures, and Mitans retained in their normal place in the 1er Cru blend. Bright fresh cherry, some crunch to the fruit on the palate, pretty red fruit aromatics, plus cherry, and significantly greater length...

Lively cherry to ruby red. There is lovely fruit on the palate, cherries to the fore, with higher than usual acidity and very fine-grained tannins. The blend includes some fruit from 1ers Crus Pitures and Mitans. Drink from 2029-2033.87-90 Jasper Morris MW.The 2024 Volnay Village includes some fruit...

The 2023 Frémiets from d'Angerville features a burst of blueberry and pomegranate fruit with a firm mineral underpinning. It has less tannin than I remember, but there is impeccable balance and weight. The grapes are from his 1.57ha holding at the northern edge of the premier cru band, up the slope...

Taillepieds is at the core of Volnay – along with the Clos des Chênes to the south and Champans and Caillerets across the road, it is among the very best. The 2023 shows a firm tannic grip and a substantial, almost astringent character. Guillaume d'Angerville speculates it is the soil – clay at...

Elegant and aristocratic, the Clos des Ducs from d'Angerville is a bit restrained initially but opens up with pomegranate and blackberry fruit aromas and flavours on the palate. The wine is not astringent, but one senses the massive structure and impressive length at first taste. Because of the ston...