Domaine Marquis D'Angerville Volnay 1er Cru Champans 2018 appelation:Volnay 1er Cru Cinsault and Clairette Rhone Gigondas

Cinsault and Clairette Rhone Gigondas

The percentage of Merlot was reduced back to the typical 40% this year because the quality of the Cabernet Sauvignon was so good

taking its slight orange tint from the latter cépage

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Domaine Marquis D'Angerville Volnay 1er Cru Champans 2018 appelation:Volnay 1er Cru Cinsault and Clairette Rhone GigondasThe 2018 Volnay Les Champans 1er Cru has an outgoing bouquet similar to the Taillepieds, albeit one with more intellectual weight and gravitas behind it. Black cherries, blueberry and light cassis aromas reveal crushed stone and undergrowth notes, all delivered with intensity and superb delineation. The palate is medium bodied with slightly firmer, stockier tannins than the Taillepieds, darker fruit and grainier texture toward the persistent finish. I