{"product_id":"2018-marquis-dangerville-volnay-1er-cru-clos-des-ducs","title":"2018 Marquis d'Angerville Volnay 1er Cru \"Clos des Ducs\"","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe 2018 Marquis d'Angerville Volnay 1er Cru Clos des Ducs is one of Burgundy’s reference-point wines, a monopole vineyard that has been celebrated for centuries for its finesse and depth. Sitting above the village of Volnay on a steep, perfectly exposed slope, this Clos produces a Pinot Noir that is both powerful and supremely elegant. Historically part of the fabled holdings of the Dukes of Burgundy, Clos des Ducs has long been considered the crown jewel of the d’Angerville estate and a benchmark for great Volnay.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTasting Notes\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the glass, the 2018 Clos des Ducs shows a deep, shimmering ruby color with vivid garnet hues that hint at its concentration and youth. The nose is intensely expressive yet refined, offering layers of wild cherry, black raspberry, and redcurrant, intertwined with notes of rose petals, violets, and subtle peony. With air, more complexity emerges: crushed stone, fine spice, forest floor, and a delicate suggestion of tea leaf and cocoa.\n\nOn the palate, this is Volnay at its most aristocratic—firm yet silk-textured, with a linear, precise structure. The attack is pure and vibrant, with ripe red and black fruit framed by a taut mineral backbone from the limestone-rich soils. The mid-palate is beautifully shaped, delivering great volume without heaviness: fine-grained tannins, savory depth, and a mouthwatering freshness that carries flavors of cherries, raspberries, exotic spice and a touch of earth and graphite. The finish is very long, resonant and focused, revealing its class and its capacity to age. While already impressive in its youth, this 2018 Clos des Ducs is a wine built for the cellar, developing its full aromatic complexity and textural harmony from around 10 years of age and continuing to evolve gracefully for at least 20–30 years in top storage conditions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduction\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eClos des Ducs is a walled, 2.15-hectare monopole perched on a very steep, south-east facing slope above Volnay, historically recorded as early as 1507 as part of the former Domaine des Ducs de Bourgogne. The terroir is classic high-grade Volnay: poor, stony soils rich in hard limestone and white marl, with good depth and clay content, ensuring excellent drainage and natural vine stress—ideal for producing concentrated, finely structured Pinot Noir. The estate has long prioritized low yields and massal selection, with the renowned, naturally low-yielding \"Pinot d’Angerville\" clone playing a crucial role in the wine’s finesse and intensity. Vineyard work is meticulous and now fully biodynamic (conversion began in 2006 and was completed in 2009), with the soils ploughed rather than herbicided, and parcels left to rest under lucerne for several years when vines are pulled up before replanting. Harvest is carried out by hand at optimal ripeness, with strict sorting to retain only the healthiest, best-quality berries. In the cellar, Marquis d’Angerville is known for a classical, transparent style of vinification: gentle extraction, fermentation with careful temperature control, and élevage in French oak barrels (with a judicious use of new oak) to preserve the purity of fruit, the precision of the terroir, and the naturally noble tannic structure of Clos des Ducs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFood \u0026amp; Serving\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis Volnay 1er Cru Clos des Ducs is a superb partner for refined, subtly flavored dishes that respect its finesse and complexity. Think roast pigeon or duck, veal tenderloin, milk-fed lamb, or beef fillet with morels or truffle jus; it also shines with game birds, squab, or delicate dishes featuring wild mushrooms and root vegetables. On the cheese board, opt for mild to moderately aged cheeses such as Comté, Beaufort, Tomme or a well-ripened Brie de Meaux rather than very strong, blue-veined types. Serve at 15–16°C (59–61°F) to highlight its aromatic precision and freshness. Young bottles benefit from 1–2 hours in a decanter to allow the bouquet to open and the tannins to relax; mature bottles should be handled more gently, with a brief, careful decanting only if necessary to remove sediment.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProducer\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDomaine Marquis d’Angerville is one of Volnay’s most revered estates and a historic standard-bearer for classical, terroir-driven Burgundy. The d’Angerville family began assembling their holdings in Volnay in the early 20th century and quickly gained a reputation for bottling their own wines at a time when most growers sold to négociants. Over the decades, the domaine has been instrumental in establishing Volnay’s reputation for wines of great refinement, purity and longevity. Its jewel is the monopole Clos des Ducs, long associated with the ancient holdings of the Dukes of Burgundy and widely regarded as one of the finest sites in the Côte de Beaune. Under successive generations—from Sem and Jacques d’Angerville to the current stewardship—the estate has championed meticulous vineyard work, massal selection (including the celebrated \"Pinot d’Angerville\"), and, since 2009, full biodynamic farming. This combination of heritage, precision, and conviction has made Marquis d’Angerville a reference name not only in Volnay, but in all of Burgundy.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Marquis d'Angerville","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54251844895057,"sku":"GCW-MMUI-20190933","price":350.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0874\/0614\/9969\/files\/3ca94b39-4cc5-44cb-9c38-6bbb28e113ee.png?v=1783441794","url":"https:\/\/bottlehero.com\/products\/2018-marquis-dangerville-volnay-1er-cru-clos-des-ducs","provider":"Bottle Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}