2015 Marquis d'Angerville Volnay 1er Cru "Champans"

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Type of Wine | |
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Country | France |
Region | |
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Vintage | 2015 |
Grape | |
Content (Alc) | 0.75 ltr (13.5%) |
Drink window | 2022 - 2040 |
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In 1507, a royal officer, secretary of the accounts, was sent to Volnay to make an inventory of the former properties of the Dukes of Burgundy, now in the hands of the crown of France. An epidemic of plague discouraged the officer from entering Volnay. To fulfill his mission, he asked thirty-eight Volnaysians to make a “fair and accurate” survey of the Volnay estate. This survey is part of a huge volume, about twelve centimeters thick, dated 1507, which is preserved in the municipal archives of Dijon. The description is indeed accurate. We recognize the Volnay appellations that are still well known today (Champans, Caillerets, Fremiet, Taillepieds, etc.), and the report specifies in particular that "the King has an undivided third party in the Sous Roiches vines, that these vines are worked 52 and a half, that the total of the King's vines amounts to 275 vineyards, mainly located in Caillerets, Fremiet, Champans, l'Ormeau and Taillepieds.
The vines designated by the term “assises Sous Roiches” are in reality the Clos des Ducs, which the villagers could not call so without risking the wrath of their new sovereign. But the magnificent Clos des Ducs, formerly owned by the Dukes of Burgundy, eventually kept its name and even today its surface area amounts to around 52 ouvrières (2.15 hectares).
The production of great wines begins with respect for the terroir and control over yields in the vineyard. Cultivation practices are respectful of the soil and the plant, and yields are limited, thanks to quality grape varieties (the work of selecting the best plants by Sem and Jacques d'Angerville resulted in the recognition in the early 1950s of a particularly fine and not very productive variety, called “Pinot d'Angerville”). The soil is worked with a plough and when a vine is uprooted, the plot is left in lucerne for three years before being replanted.
The conversion of Domaine Marquis d'Angerville to biodynamics, started in 2006, was completed in 2009. It is a delicate process that is only possible if the team is convinced. As Pierre Masson said: “…in biodynamic agriculture, the human being is the central element. It is the quality of one's vision, one's ability to perceive situations, one's ability to make a judgement and to act that determines the success of a farm and its sustainability.”
Domaine Marquis d'Angerville owns 3.98 hectares in the Champans appellation, just north of the Caillerets appellation. Two parallel parcels make up the appellation's share (11 hectares in total). They extend from the top to the bottom of the Champans climate and hills, thus benefiting from all the characteristics of this remarkable south-east facing terroir, located in the centre of the Volnay Premiers Crus. The soil is poorer, resting on a rocky limestone bench at the top of the hill, while the slope decreases towards the bottom, becoming more clayey, stony and deep.
Historically classified Têtes de Cuvée de Volnay, Champans is the archetype of the great Volnay 1er cru: finesse, fullness and length on the palate with an extra generosity and power specific to it. Depending on the vintage, it deserves 5 to 10 years of aging to fully reveal itself, but it is generally easier to approach young than Taillepieds or Clos des Ducs.
FACT : The wine is in our conditioned Wine Warehouse and if you come to pick up the wine you will often also receive a nice discount. You will see the possible discount immediately if you choose Pick up on the Checkout page. We are located almost next to the Rijksweg with plenty of parking. Click here for address.
Specifications
Type of Wine | Red |
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Country | France |
Region | Bourgogne |
Appellation | Volnay |
Icons | Icon France |
Grape | Pinot Noir |
Biological certified | No |
Natural wine | No |
Vegan | No |
Vintage | 2015 |
Drinking as of | 2022 |
Drinking till | 2040 |
Alcohol % | 13.5 |
Alcohol free/low | No |
Content | 0.75 ltr |
Oak aging | Yes |
Sparkling | No |
Dessert wine | No |
Closure | Cork |
Parker rating | 93 |
Vinous rating | 96 |
Professional Reviews
Parker
The Wine Advocate
RP 93+
Reviewed by:
William Kelley
Drink Date:
2025 - 2045
The 2015 Volnay 1er Cru Champans is superb, wafting from the glass with notes of cassis, red cherry, raspberry and candied peel that is still very fruit driven, savory nuances only emerging with extended aeration. On the palate, the wine is full-bodied, powerful and muscular, with an authoritative chassis of fine-grained but firm tannins and a deep core of crunchy fruit. This is shutting down, but it's full of promise for the future.
Published: Apr 27, 2018
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Vinous
(93-96)
From: The 2015 Red Burgundies: You Are So Going To Want Them (Jan 2017)
Bright medium ruby. Mineral-driven aromas of blackberry, cassis, licorice, bitter chocolate and crushed stone, plus a touch of sweet oak. Suave, silky black fruit and violet flavors show absolutely no rough edges. The wonderfully refined tannins arrive late, allowing the fruit to open beautifully on the very long, palate-staining finish. An outstanding wine with a compellingly rich, layered texture, this was racked in July, like the Clos des Ducs.
- By Stephen Tanzer on November 2016
Although there’s nothing extreme about the extraction here (a cold soak at a moderate 12 degrees C. lasting three or four days, zero pigeages and two quick remontages per day), the estate’s 2015s show nearly Syrah-like color, not to mention outstanding density and silkiness. Crop levels in 2015 were not much higher than those of 2014—“in the mid to high 20s,” according to Guillaume d’Angerville, owing to the drought and to the lingering effects of three years of hailstorms. “The dark colors are only evidence of the sun and drought in 2015,” he noted. “And the sun hasn’t impacted the wines in a negative way.” The estate started harvesting on September 4, bringing in its fruit with potential alcohol between 13% and 13.5%, which d’Angerville described as “high in historical terms but standard for recent years.”
The malolactic fermentations were “all over the place,” according to d’Angerville, with the earliest cuvées finishing in May and a couple just winding down at the time of my November visit. The bottling will be at the estate’s regular time: in March and April of 2017. “Most people want to compare 2015 with 2009 or 2005 but that would be a mistake,” said d’Angerville. “The 2015s show a rare combination of density and refinement; in comparison, the 2005s were more exuberant at a similar stage of their development.” The post-malo pHs in 2015 are closer to 3.4 than to 3.5, according to d'Angerville, "or close to the level of the 2010s." Indeed, the best 2015 Volnays at this address are among the rare Côte de Beaune examples that are at the same exalted level of quality as the top wines of the Côte de Nuits.
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In 1507, a royal officer, secretary of the accounts, was sent to Volnay to make an inventory of the former properties of the Dukes of Burgundy, now in the hands of the crown of France. An epidemic of plague discouraged the officer from entering Volnay. To fulfill his mission, he asked thirty-eight Volnaysians to make a “fair and accurate” survey of the Volnay estate. This survey is part of a huge volume, about twelve centimeters thick, dated 1507, which is preserved in the municipal archives of Dijon. The description is indeed accurate. We recognize the Volnay appellations that are still well known today (Champans, Caillerets, Fremiet, Taillepieds, etc.), and the report specifies in particular that "the King has an undivided third party in the Sous Roiches vines, that these vines are worked 52 and a half, that the total of the King's vines amounts to 275 vineyards, mainly located in Caillerets, Fremiet, Champans, l'Ormeau and Taillepieds.
The vines designated by the term “assises Sous Roiches” are in reality the Clos des Ducs, which the villagers could not call so without risking the wrath of their new sovereign. But the magnificent Clos des Ducs, formerly owned by the Dukes of Burgundy, eventually kept its name and even today its surface area amounts to around 52 ouvrières (2.15 hectares).
The production of great wines begins with respect for the terroir and control over yields in the vineyard. Cultivation practices are respectful of the soil and the plant, and yields are limited, thanks to quality grape varieties (the work of selecting the best plants by Sem and Jacques d'Angerville resulted in the recognition in the early 1950s of a particularly fine and not very productive variety, called “Pinot d'Angerville”). The soil is worked with a plough and when a vine is uprooted, the plot is left in lucerne for three years before being replanted.
The conversion of Domaine Marquis d'Angerville to biodynamics, started in 2006, was completed in 2009. It is a delicate process that is only possible if the team is convinced. As Pierre Masson said: “…in biodynamic agriculture, the human being is the central element. It is the quality of one's vision, one's ability to perceive situations, one's ability to make a judgement and to act that determines the success of a farm and its sustainability.”
Domaine Marquis d'Angerville owns 3.98 hectares in the Champans appellation, just north of the Caillerets appellation. Two parallel parcels make up the appellation's share (11 hectares in total). They extend from the top to the bottom of the Champans climate and hills, thus benefiting from all the characteristics of this remarkable south-east facing terroir, located in the centre of the Volnay Premiers Crus. The soil is poorer, resting on a rocky limestone bench at the top of the hill, while the slope decreases towards the bottom, becoming more clayey, stony and deep.
Historically classified Têtes de Cuvée de Volnay, Champans is the archetype of the great Volnay 1er cru: finesse, fullness and length on the palate with an extra generosity and power specific to it. Depending on the vintage, it deserves 5 to 10 years of aging to fully reveal itself, but it is generally easier to approach young than Taillepieds or Clos des Ducs.
FACT : The wine is in our conditioned Wine Warehouse and if you come to pick up the wine you will often also receive a nice discount. You will see the possible discount immediately if you choose Pick up on the Checkout page. We are located almost next to the Rijksweg with plenty of parking. Click here for address.
Type of Wine | Red |
---|---|
Country | France |
Region | Bourgogne |
Appellation | Volnay |
Icons | Icon France |
Grape | Pinot Noir |
Biological certified | No |
Natural wine | No |
Vegan | No |
Vintage | 2015 |
Drinking as of | 2022 |
Drinking till | 2040 |
Alcohol % | 13.5 |
Alcohol free/low | No |
Content | 0.75 ltr |
Oak aging | Yes |
Sparkling | No |
Dessert wine | No |
Closure | Cork |
Parker rating | 93 |
Vinous rating | 96 |
Parker
The Wine Advocate
RP 93+
Reviewed by:
William Kelley
Drink Date:
2025 - 2045
The 2015 Volnay 1er Cru Champans is superb, wafting from the glass with notes of cassis, red cherry, raspberry and candied peel that is still very fruit driven, savory nuances only emerging with extended aeration. On the palate, the wine is full-bodied, powerful and muscular, with an authoritative chassis of fine-grained but firm tannins and a deep core of crunchy fruit. This is shutting down, but it's full of promise for the future.
Published: Apr 27, 2018
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua...
Vinous
(93-96)
From: The 2015 Red Burgundies: You Are So Going To Want Them (Jan 2017)
Bright medium ruby. Mineral-driven aromas of blackberry, cassis, licorice, bitter chocolate and crushed stone, plus a touch of sweet oak. Suave, silky black fruit and violet flavors show absolutely no rough edges. The wonderfully refined tannins arrive late, allowing the fruit to open beautifully on the very long, palate-staining finish. An outstanding wine with a compellingly rich, layered texture, this was racked in July, like the Clos des Ducs.
- By Stephen Tanzer on November 2016
Although there’s nothing extreme about the extraction here (a cold soak at a moderate 12 degrees C. lasting three or four days, zero pigeages and two quick remontages per day), the estate’s 2015s show nearly Syrah-like color, not to mention outstanding density and silkiness. Crop levels in 2015 were not much higher than those of 2014—“in the mid to high 20s,” according to Guillaume d’Angerville, owing to the drought and to the lingering effects of three years of hailstorms. “The dark colors are only evidence of the sun and drought in 2015,” he noted. “And the sun hasn’t impacted the wines in a negative way.” The estate started harvesting on September 4, bringing in its fruit with potential alcohol between 13% and 13.5%, which d’Angerville described as “high in historical terms but standard for recent years.”
The malolactic fermentations were “all over the place,” according to d’Angerville, with the earliest cuvées finishing in May and a couple just winding down at the time of my November visit. The bottling will be at the estate’s regular time: in March and April of 2017. “Most people want to compare 2015 with 2009 or 2005 but that would be a mistake,” said d’Angerville. “The 2015s show a rare combination of density and refinement; in comparison, the 2005s were more exuberant at a similar stage of their development.” The post-malo pHs in 2015 are closer to 3.4 than to 3.5, according to d'Angerville, "or close to the level of the 2010s." Indeed, the best 2015 Volnays at this address are among the rare Côte de Beaune examples that are at the same exalted level of quality as the top wines of the Côte de Nuits.
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