2022 Volnay, Champans, Marquis d'Angerville

The 2022 Volnay 1er Cru Champans offers up aromas of dark berries, licorice, grilled squab, spices and vine smoke, followed by a medium to full-bodied, rich and layered palate with a sweet core of fruit framed by powdery tannins that assert themselves on the discreetly carnal finish. ~ (93) William Kelley, Robert Parker's Wine Advocate 1-18-2024

~ (94) Neal Martin, Vinous 3-1-2024

Tank sample. Bright, medium-dense crimson. Hint of mushrooms on the nose. Lots of substance here. Very glorious fruit on the palate completely distracts from the structure lurking underneath. A substantial, spicy wine that most closely conforms to the Platonic ideal of ‘red burgundy’. Really quite heady! But with a definite framework. Fuller and meatier than the Taille Pieds. And so long! ~ (18) Jancis Robinson, JancisRobinson.com 3-14-2024

A restrained and intensely floral-suffused nose is reticent to the point of being brooding and only grudgingly provides glimpses of fresh dark berries and spice whiffs. The precise, highly energetic and super-fine middleweight flavors also exude evident minerality on the moderately austere and equally long finale. I almost always prefer the d'Angerville Taillepieds to their Champans but that could well change in 2022 as this is outstanding. ~ (95) Allen Meadows, Burghound 4-10-2024