2014 Domaine Marquis d’Angerville, Volnay Premier Cru, Champans 1×1.5L

Vinous 92

Full red. Aromas of dark cherry, smoky minerals and sexy soil tones. Very sweet and broad on entry, then suave and nicely delineated in the mid-palate, displaying complex saline soil tones and cherry and dark berry fruit flavors. This savory Volnay finishes with building toothcoating tannins and terrific chocolatey length. Needs time, but this wine strikes me as more harmonious than the excellent 2013 version was at the same stage. [Stephen Tanzer, 01/03/2017]

Anticipated maturity: 2023-2033

Robert Parker 92

The 2014 Volnay 1er Cru Champans has a more pointed and angular nose at the moment when compared with the Taillepieds. It is probably the most primal of the Volnay, black cherry and cassis fruit suffused with tangible mineralite, but it needs to be knitted together during the remainder of its elevage. The palate is very well balanced, the wood component again needing time to enmesh, but there is good substance here — even if I prefer the elegance of the Caillerets on the finish (at the moment). [Neal Martin, 11/06/2015]

Anticipated maturity: 2018-2035