{"product_id":"domaine-marquis-d-angerville-volnay-1er-cru-clos-des-ducs-2024","title":"Domaine Marquis d’Angerville Volnay 1er Cru Clos des Ducs 2024","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Land\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMost of Volnay's premier crus are shared among a dozen or more owners. The Clos des Ducs is not. It is a true clos of 2.15 hectares, walled on every side, and the entire vineyard belongs to Domaine Marquis d'Angerville as a monopole. It sits on a steep, east to southeast facing slope, high on the Volnay hillside. The soil is poor, stony limestone, with enough depth and clay in places to carry the vines through dry spells. That combination of altitude, rock and morning sun produces a lifted, perfumed style of Pinot Noir. The walls also mean every bottle of Clos des Ducs comes from one farmer's decisions, a rarity in Burgundy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Wine\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Domaine Marquis d'Angerville Volnay 1er Cru Clos des Ducs 2024 is 100% Pinot Noir, fully destemmed and fermented with regular pump-overs, then aged in barrel with a minority of new oak. 2024 was the hardest growing season Guillaume d'Angerville has seen, and he has called it possibly the worst in the estate's history. Rainfall ran close to double normal through winter and spring, flowering was poor for the reds, and mildew pressure lasted for months, leaving Pinot Noir yields well below normal across the Côte de Beaune. What survived, though, is pure. Volnay was one of the Côte de Beaune's successes, with cool, damp conditions favoring finesse. The wine shows tangerine, rhubarb and dark raspberry on the nose, then a light, precise frame of red berries and very fine tannin. This is the domaine's signature wine, and one of the reference points for Volnay red wine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe People\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Clos des Ducs has a longer paper trail than most Burgundy estates. It appears in records dating to 1507 and takes its name from its early association with the Dukes of Burgundy. In 1804 Baron du Mesnil acquired the clos along with surrounding Volnay parcels, and the estate later passed by inheritance to Sem d'Angerville, whose family has held it since. Sem replanted after phylloxera using his own selection of Pinot Noir, which became known as the Pinot d'Angerville. Today Guillaume d'Angerville, who took over in 2003, runs the estate with his daughter Margot, the next generation, and has farmed the clos biodynamically since beginning the domaine's conversion in 2006.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFood Pairing\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eClos des Ducs rewards dishes that let its perfume through. Roast a chicken with tarragon butter under the skin and serve it with pan juices and new potatoes. Seared duck breast with a cherry and port sauce picks up the wine's red fruit and citrus lift. A mushroom and gruyère tart with thyme plays to its savory side, and seared salmon with lentils du Puy and a little bacon shows how well a light-framed red handles richer fish. Lay a bottle or two down for a decade, or open one now with a quiet dinner at home and pay attention as it changes in the glass over an evening.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Stelvio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51408274751711,"sku":null,"price":470.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0439\/7436\/1248\/files\/P9170335.jpg?v=1789709889","url":"https:\/\/danverwinemerchant.com\/products\/domaine-marquis-d-angerville-volnay-1er-cru-clos-des-ducs-2024","provider":"Denver Wine Merchant","version":"1.0","type":"link"}