From our Importer: We’ve been fans of Domaine Marquis d’Angerville for as long as we’ve loved Burgundy and while there are other excellent expressions of Volnay, for us the identity of the village is encapsulated here. A list of their holdings touches all of the village’s great terroirs, including one of the most picturesque vineyards in Volnay and a monopole of the estate, Clos des Ducs.

The domaine started bottling its own production in the 1920s after the current Marquis’ grandfather, Sem d’Angerville, stood up to the negociants’ corrupt blending practices. As a result and in defiance of them, he became one of the first Burgundy domains to estate bottle their wines. Today the estate is led by Guillaume d’Angerville, farmed immaculately, and is producing some of the best wines in the entire Cote d’Or.

At just under 17 hectares of some of the greatest vineyards in Volnay, three generations of d’Angervilles have been producing wines that in the words of Clive Coates are “exemplary: pure, terroir specific, elegant and intense.”

All the 1er Cru plots are based on marl-limestone scree ideally exposed to the south-east. The often accentuated drop facilitates drainage and prevents excess humidity. The shallow depth of the soil and the work of the vine force it to plunge its roots deeply into the subsoil. These particularly stony grounds retain the solar heat to better restore it on the bunches and to promote their maturation.

The domaine began biodynamic farming in 2006, which was a priority for Guillaume after returning to the estate, they became certified in 2009.

The domaine farms 11.5 ha in Volnay 1er cru, 1ha Meursault 1er cru, 40 acres Pommard 1er, 50 acres Volnay Village and 3.2 ha in regional appellations.

Made from two parcels in the Volnay Premier Cru appellation which total almost one hectare: Les Mitans (0.65 hectare) and Les Pitures (0.31 hectare), and depending on the vintage, sometimes young vines from Têtes de Cuvée plots such as Clos des Ducs, Champans or Taillepieds are included. Les Mitans (the plot is located in the climat previously called Ormeau), is located at the lower limit of the premier crus of Volnay, in fairly deep soil. The soil of Pitures, adjacent to Clos des Ducs, halfway up the slope, is marly limestone.

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