2021 Volnay Champans
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The 2021 Volnay 1er Cru Champans is performing beautifully in bottle, bursting with aromas of raspberries, orange zest, peonies and baking spices, followed by a medium to full-bodied, ample and fleshy palate that's deep, pure and perfumed, with melting tannins and a mouthwatering finish. It's further evidence that consumers may live to regret neglecting the best 2021s.
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Jancis Robinson MW
Neal Martin
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Gloriously broad, charming fruit. Intense but ethereal somehow! Dry finish and nothing luscious about this but there is great purity again. Lightly sandy tannins in evidence. (JR)
The 2021 Volnay Les Champans 1er Cru belts out of the glass with blackberry, raspberry and crushed stone aromas, the most vigorous of the Premier Crus at this juncture. Wonderful definition. The palate is harmonious, poised, and demonstrates more substance than the other crus with a slightly confit finish that lingers seductively. This could age magnificently - a victory in a challenging growing season that deserves a hearty applause.
About the producer
Marquis d'Angerville is synonymous with the village of Volnay, having long made some of the village’s finest wines. Best known for its Premier Cru monopole vineyard, Clos des Ducs, this estate crafts fine-boned, elegant styles of Pinot Noir – wines that act as standard-bearers for the appellation.