1997 Volnay 1er Cru Fremiet, Domaine Marquis d’Angerville
Appearance: medium red, slightly orange rim.
Nose: loads of strawberries, red cherry and some raspberry. Restrained French oak. Smelt very Pinot but without the secondary vegetal or mushroomy smells that come with age.
Palate: elegant medium-high acidity, balanced highish alcohol. Very long in the mouth delivering all of the above red fruits. Silky, great finesse, fantastic length.
Conclusion: this is a brilliant wine made by a winemaker – Jacques d’Angerville – who died only the week before we bought this bottle in a shop in Beaune. We take our hats off to him. This is Volnay of the kind you read about but rarely get to drink. Inspirational.
Rating: 18.5/20
