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Domaine Marquis d'Angerville Volnay Clos des Ducs 1er Cru(1996)
- Winery:
- Domaine Marquis d'Angerville
- Varietal:
- Pinot Noir
- Region:
- France > Burgundy > Côte de Beaune > Volnay
- Type:
- Red Wine
- User Tags:
- acidic, fine, structure, herbaceous, fruit, smooth, purity, intense, red grape, stone fruits
- Burghound
- Issue 3, Jul 01, 2001
- 95/100
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May 2008
- The 96 is a great example of how deceiving light color can be with fine Burgundy as this is not much darker than a typical Beaujolais yet the wine offers penetrating, lively, in fact textbook Clos des Ducs aromas of dried rose petals and sour cherries plus fresh pinot fruit of uncanny, laser-like focus. The purity here is really sensational as there is an intensely tactile impression of stones on the palate and outstanding precision. The wine is quite structured but the structure is subtle, almost hidden as though it were simply a background nuance rather than the framework within which the rest read more...of the components are allowed to express themselves. More obviously acidic than the 97 or 98 yet the 96 remains impeccably balanced with superb finesse and a finely wrought interplay of acid and fruit that continues into the long, silky finish. Quite simply, this is a dazzlingly good young Clos des Ducs. (hide)
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August 2008
- pale ruby- almost rose-like. pretty much shut down. hints of roses, cocoa and stones on the nose. the palate (over about 2 hours) occasioanly showed brilliance- silk, beautiful, pure fruit, stones and minerals, only to have them disappear again for awhile. there's energy in here in spades, but I'll wait at least 5 years before another look.
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Source:
Burghound
- The '96 is a great example of how deceiving light color can be with fine Burgundy as this is not much darker than a typical Beaujolais yet the wine offers penetrating, lively, in fact textbook Clos des Ducs aromas of dried rose petals and sour cherries plus fresh pinot fruit of uncanny, laser-like focus. The purity here is really sensational as there is an intensely tactile impression of stones on the palate and outstanding precision. The wine is quite structured but the structure is subtle, almost hidden as though it were simply a background nuance rather than the framework within which the read more...rest of the components are allowed to express themselves. More obviously acidic than the '97 or '98 yet the '96 remains impeccably balanced with superb finesse and a finely wrought interplay of acid and fruit that continues into the long, silky finish. Quite simply, this is a dazzlingly good young Clos des Ducs. Consistent notes. (hide)
