All wines are sold En Primeur and prices are quoted In Bond. Orders are subject to allocation.

White

Meursault 1er Cru Santenots 2007

£395.00 per 12 (IB) - add to basket

A citric, lemony attack, pure and direct. On the palate, there is clear dissolved minerality and good underlying drive. The finish is impressively long and straight but elegant rather than aggressive. The acidity keeps this fresh from beginning to end and this will be hard to resist. Drink from 2010. - armit

(from a parcel of 30+ year old vines). A very mild hint of reduction is not enough to block the citrus and high-toned floral aromas that complement the mineral suffused middle weight flavors that are underpinned by lovely detail and plenty of tension on the linear, punchy and lingering finish. This is a lovely wine fashioned in a very understated style. 2012+ - 90 points, Allen Meadows, Burghound Issue #35

Red

Volnay 1er Cru Fremiet 2007

£350.00 per 12 (IB) - add to basket

A wine that can sometimes be a little angular, in 2007 this is rather plushly robust, even verging on the seductive, with generous, soft tannins, admirable depth and a sense of distinction. Drink from 2011. - armit

Here the nose offers another discreet if noticeable step up in overall elegance with a cool, sophisticated, airy and wonderfully diaphanous set of red pinot fruit aromas that display the fact that this is a vineyard of obvious altitude. The middle weight flavors are detailed and gorgeously intense, while brimming with minerality on the palate staining finish. Terrific and built to age over the medium term. - 92 points, Allen Meadows, Burghound issue #34

All I could find on the nose was a little damp moss. Open flattering fruit on the front palate and a slight lack of refreshment value. Flattering in the relative short term? Drink 2010-14 – 16 points, Jancis Robinson MW, jancisrobinson.com, 23rd January 2009

Volnay 1er Cru Caillerets 2007

£425.00 per 12 (IB) - add to basket

This Caillerets is very light on its feet – an ethereal wine that almost dances across the palate. Bright and stylish, there is a greater sense of warmth here too, with ripeness, poise and a long flowing finish. Drink from 2012. - armit

(from 18 year old vines). In contrast to the expressiveness of the Frémiets, here the nose is much more restrained with an elegant mélange of earthy blue, red and dark berry fruits coupled with floral and stone hints, both of which are picked up by the layered and ultra pure flavors that are just as complex as those of the prior wine but the young vines just can’t deliver the same mid-palate concentration. Still, this is most impressive for such young vines. - 91 points, Allen Meadows, Burghound issue #34

Volnay 1er Cru Taillepieds 2007

£435.00 per 6 magnums (IB) - SOLD OUT

£425.00 per 12 (IB) - SOLD OUT

A remarkable Taillepieds, this is incredibly expressive and totally gorgeous – rare for a wine that is often a little introverted and reserved. The nose is very floral, suggesting everything that Volnay is classically depicted to be. Behind the showiness, there is however clear structure and although the minerality is not apparent today, it will undoubtedly emerge over time. This is so good now, you almost question why bother waiting but experience would suggest a few years in bottle will do it no harm at all either. Drink from 2012. - armit

(from 35+ year old vines). This is also quite restrained with an elegant, cool, pure and airy nose of extract of red pinot fruit that complements to perfection the ultra precise, minerally and intense flavors blessed with terrific underlying tension and huge length. This is a classic Taillepieds and seems formed on a base of liquid stone. - 93 points, Allen Meadows, Burghound issue #34

Dense and relatively tense fruit. Really exciting and something to get the teeth into. Fine tannins and a beginning, middle and end. One of the less forward 2007 reds from the Cote de Beaune. Thoroughly satisfying, even if not the most ambitious vintage of this. Drink 2011-17– 18 points, Jancis Robinson MW, jancisrobinson.com, 23rd January 2009

Volnay 1er Cru Champans 2007

£425.00 per 12 (IB) - SOLD OUT

£435.00 per 6 magnums (IB) - SOLD OUT

This is a richer, fleshier, sturdier wine with earthiness and a greater sense of muscle. The palate shows depth, breadth, generosity and an extra degree of intensity. At the moment, the nose is underdeveloped but the material is clearly all there and this should be a fine bottle by the time that the second winter is through. Drink from 2013. - armit

Mild reduction knocks the nose down somewhat but the flavors are everything one looks for in Champans with the iron-infused, rich, full and powerful yet elegant and refined flavor profile that culminates in a tautly muscled, minerally and silky yet firm finish that delivers stunning length. Reference standard juice. Drink -2015+ - 92-94 points, Allen Meadows, Burghound issue #34

Fragrant. And appetising with real energy and good terroir expression. Fine tannins. Lovely drink in the short term with no shortage of appealing and expressive fruit. Drink 2011-15 - 17 points, Jancis Robinson MW, jancisrobinson.com, 23rd January 2009

Volnay 1er Cru Clos des Ducs 2007

£595.00 per 12 (IB) - SOLD OUT

£605.00 per 6 magnums (IB) - SOLD OUT

The normal perception of this wine is of grandeur and stateliness, almost intimidatingly brooding, mysterious and distant. What is rarely shown early on is quite the degree of haunting beauty that is on show today. This is a totally bewitching Clos des Ducs, clearly a great wine in the making with plenty of weight, volume and energy purring alongside the aromatic talentshow. With such tremendous natural finesse, balance and harmony already in evidence, this probably will not require the full 10 year minimum ageing normally suggested, although that is not to say that it will fade prematurely either. Drink from 2013. - armit

This too is mildly reduced, making the nose difficult to accurately read though the lacy, pure and laser-like precision and focus of the medium weight flavors is nothing short of remarkable and here the emphasis on a base of stone is perhaps even more pronounced than in the Taillepieds, all wrapped in a harmonious, understated yet driving finish that does not seem to stop for several minutes. This is a not a big Ducster but for purity of delivery, it’s hard to beat and the balance is impeccable. - 92-95 points, Allen Meadows, Burghound issue #34

Mouthfilling and luscious fruit – utterly clean. With a certain excitement about it. A little subdued at the moment. But impressively persistent and reverberant. Drink 2012-19 - 18 points, Jancis Robinson MW, jancisrobinson.com, 23rd January 2009

2007 vintage report

Marquis d'Angerville

Under his stewardship, the estate reached new heights and is considered the finest in Volnay, if not in the whole of the Côte de Beaune. The d’Angerville philosophy is still resolutely in favour of letting the terroir speak and there is mis-trust of new oak which if badly handled can mask the character of the wines, especially in wines as delicate and fragrant as Volnay.

As the ‘summer’ progressed, stress levels rose with every passing day. Overcast skies and persistent drizzle demanded intensely hard work in the vineyard.

Would such efforts ultimately find their reward? The answer is an emphatic yes. These wines are truly remarkable – rarely have d’Angerville wines expressed themselves so joyously from cask with a level of purity not far behind that of the great 2002s. Great terroir reigns supreme in challenging conditions and once again, there is no finer source of wine in Volnay than at this rightly celebrated estate.