Domaine Marquis d’Angerville

Overview

Domaine Marquis d’Angerville is the benchmark estate of Volnay — and arguably the finest domaine in the Côte de Beaune for red Burgundy. The estate has been in the Angerville family since the early 20th century. The Marquis Jacques d’Angerville (1900–1975) was a pioneering figure in Burgundy who challenged fraudulent blending practices in the 1930s. Today the domaine is run by Guillaume d’Angerville.

The domaine is fully biodynamic and holds some of the finest premier cru parcels in Volnay: Clos des Ducs (monopole), Champans, Taillepieds, Caillerets, Fremiet, and Clos des Angles. They also have Meursault Santenots premier cru.

Appellations

• Volnay 1er Cru: Clos des Ducs (monopole), Champans, Taillepieds, Caillerets, Fremiet, Clos des Angles
• Meursault 1er Cru Santenots
• Pommard 1er Cru Combes Dessus

My Cellar

131 total bottles (8 recent) — third-largest producer position in cellar, primarily older vintages.

• Volnay 1er Cru: 129 btls (14 pending), 2008–2022 (deep vertical)
• Meursault 1er Cru: 2 btls, 2020

Significant library of older d’Angerville including multiple vintages from 2008–2020. The relatively low “recent” count suggests this position was built out over many years and new buying has slowed.

Consumption Notes

• Volnay 1er Cru 2018 (×2, Mar 2022): Consumed at CTC dinner at PQM — no detailed note.

Style Notes

The quintessence of Volnay: ethereal, perfumed, silky tannins with precise structure. The Clos des Ducs monopole is considered the finest wine of the appellation by many critics. d’Angerville’s wines are understated in youth but develop extraordinary complexity. The biodynamic conversion has increased definition and transparency.

2023 Vintage Notes

Visited January 2025. Biodynamic farming gave no particular disadvantage in the healthy 2023 season. Full range produced. Clos des Ducs, Champans, Taillepieds, Caillerets, Fremiet, and Clos des Angles all produced in their entirety. The 2023s showed the vintage’s characteristic richness combined with d’Angerville’s signature Volnay elegance and structural precision.

2024 Vintage Notes (Burghound #102)

Allen Meadows visited d’Angerville in early 2026. Guillaume d’Angerville described the 2024 growing season as “frankly nightmarish” — constant rain, miserable flowering, and overwhelming disease pressure. Yields averaged only 15 hl/ha, with several parcels as low as 7 hl/ha. Potential alcohols 12–12.5%. The tiny volumes meant that wines could not all be declared separately. Meadows agrees that the wines possess “sufficiently supple tannins that they should provide excellent early to mid-term drinking while retaining the potential to age gracefully.”

2024 Scores (barrel):

• Volnay “Clos des Ducs” 1er: (90-93) — spicier aromas of plum, red cherry, dark currant; racy, intense, powerful, mineral-driven; slightly better mid-palate density; more structured than prior wines; requires cellaring
• Volnay “Champans” 1er: (90-93) — ultra-refined and lacy flavors; classic Volnay; accessible young but capable of mid-term keeping
• Volnay “1er” (blend incl. parts of Taillepieds, Caillerets, Frémiets, Champans): (90-92) — stony, bitter pit fruit, youthfully austere; recommend 4–7 years
• Volnay: (89-91) — lighter weight but attractive; hint of volatile acidity in background
• Bourgogne Passe-tout-grains: (86-89) — “really quite good for what it is”
• Bourgogne Pinot Noir: (86-88)

My Tastings

(formal notes to be added)

Sources

• sources/articles/VFTC/VFTC Jan-Feb 2025 #115.txt
• sources/articles/Burghound/Burghound Issue 102 - 2024 and 2023 Cote de Beaune Reds.txt