Domaine Marquis d'Angerville Volnay Champans Premier Cru 2020

Domaine Marquis d'Angerville Volnay Champans Premier Cru is an iconic Burgundy Pinot Noir with aromas of red cherry, raspberry, rose petals, violets, forest floor, and subtle spice. Silky tannins, vibrant acidity, and exceptional mineral precision create an elegant, age-worthy wine with remarkable finesse and persistence.

Food Pairing: Pair with roast duck, herb-crusted lamb, pork tenderloin, mushroom risotto, truffle dishes, or aged Gruyère.

95 Points - Vinous

The 2020 Volnay Les Champans 1er Cru certainly has the most opulent bouquet amongst d’Angerville’s ‘20s with exuberant black cherries, raspberry coulis, hints of fresh fig and black truffle. The palate is medium-bodied with quasi-chalky tannins, taut and fresh, quite saline and poised with a harmonious finish not dissimilar to the Taillepieds. Satisfying persistence here, but in keeping with d'Angerville's other Volnays, it is quite serious in personality and this will oblige cellaring. Quite regal.

94 Points - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate

Aromas of red berries, orange rind, raw cocoa, warm spices and forest floor preface the 2020 Volnay 1er Cru Champans, a medium- to full-bodied, rich and structured wine that's firmer and more muscular than the Taillepieds this year. This is one cuvée that is a touch more structured than its 2019 counterpart, and it will require a bit of patience.

93 Points - Decanter

Deeper, purple hue (typical of 2020) with dark rather than red fruit. Plenty of freshness but less lift and fragrance than 2021. Blackberry and dark cherry notes, plus beautifully integrated oak. A powerful rendition of Volnay, this will develop more subtlety given a couple more years in bottle. Impressively concentrated.