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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...

The 2023 Champans is one of my favourite wines from this cellar, as it is in many vintages. It offers lush, forward black- and blue-fruit aromas, with hints of flowers, earth and leather. The supple yet supportive tannins and a plump mouthfeel (from the dense extract) lead to a lingering finish. The...

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...

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...

Leroux’s Volnay is typically a classy wine, with a nuanced and perfumed nose, displaying elegance on the palate, a refreshing and well-blanaced acidity, with a nice long finish.

One third whole bunch vinification. Rather more colour here, bright crimson, the whole bunches give more intensity to the bouquet, red berry alpine strawberry, and a juicy generous finish. This is really lovely in a medium intense setting and very persistent. The crop was 24 hl/ha from a vine which...

Located in Les Plures with a fraction (2 ouvrées) in Santenots Blanc. Fineclear crimson. One new barrel in four, none for the other reds. A touch moreprecision, similar depth, more raspberry and strawberry, with a longer finish,showing a little touch of oak. Good length once again. A wilder note at...

Medium deep crimson in colour. Beautiful perfume! A mix of strawberry,raspberry and cherry, surprising depth though obviously not a massive wine in2021. Good fresh crunchy finish. Tasted: October 2022. 89-92 Jasper Morris, Inside Burgundy.Drinking Window: 2026 - 2030

Tank sample. Light to mid crimson. Even more seductive in aroma than the Chassagne rouge. Fabulous scent – sweet (but not excessively so), very pure. On the palate, deep, mouth-watering fruit, a touch of oak spice and a firm but smooth tannin texture. 16.5 Julia Harding MW (For Jancis Robinson).

Not reviewed, but Pitures is high up on the slope with lots of stones on a limestone base - next to D'Angerville's Clos des Ducs.

50 year old vines. Noticeably more clay in the soil of Santenots than for most of Volnay, giving wines of full body and rich texture.A solid even deep purple. The fruit does not taste cooked but has become a little squashy, let us say fully ripe, but retains its balance on the palate, with few evide...

Taillepieds is south exposed, with a real slope and a lot of small stones, the reason why minerality is easy to find in the glass, with also floral and spicy aromas. Serious in its youth and ageing perfectly well.