March 7, 2024 - Torsdagsklubben: Fransk boksmat: Fantastisk dyp nese med skogbunn og modne jordbær, krydret. Flott i munnen også, syrlig, lang og stilig. Helt moden. Sammenliknet med kveldens vin ble den i midlertid litt løs i kanten.
May 23, 2020 - Excellent concentration of red and black cherry with floral, spice and earthy complexity. Still quite fresh and should hold though it’s in peak form now.
February 8, 2020 - Perfect cellared bottle, level high fill. On opening fruit scents swirling from the bottle. Very small brownish rim. Fully matured elegant, medium bodied wine, some cigar box tones and enough length, still well balanced and fully intergraded smooth tannins. An excellent second wine with a complete style of it’s one.
November 16, 2018 - From a bottle at the Domaine; this was subtle yet insistent; balanced, delicate with a marvelous inner core of smooth fruit - so pleasing, lovely energy and vibrancy.
March 23, 2018 - Farewell to Phil: Violets and earth, meaty and tomato leaf character. Tannins are quite forward still, with the fruit not showing off as much as the Taillepieds, but this seems to have a bit more depth and potential to improve over the next 10-15 years.
October 8, 2017 - Decanted 30 minutes. Minerals, modest fruit, some tannin on the back end. Not as good a showing as last time. B+
April 15, 2017 - This was pretty good right out of the bottle, and with 30 minutes of air was very enjoyable. Light, elegant, minerals showing through, but with good fruit and some cut on the finish. Tannins still there, but not in the way. Not a blockbuster Clos Ducs but probably the best drinking Clos Ducs I have in my cellar. A-
September 21, 2016 - A revelatory wine for me. My first d'Angerville Clos des Ducs with any age on it, but certainly won't be my last (guess I better open up the wallet). This wine had profound depth in the nose and on the palate. The fruit was so perfectly ripe and bright, while not showing at all over the top. Theres a ton of florals and some spice and underbrush to add complexity. Deep and long on the palate, with impeccable concentration and balance.
September 21, 2016 - Dinner at The Cotton Duck (Chicago, IL): One of my two wines of the night (the other being a 97 di Sotto). This was singing right from the get-go, but it seemed to keep building up as the night went on, up until we drained the bottle. There's a very lovely perfumed red fruit nose, as well as a slight touch of earth. The palate is very much the same, but shows a nice ripeness to it, giving this a very full and broad texture.
November 21, 2013 - This one struggles a touch to really hit it's stride and one is left with the feeling it should have been a bit more focussed and complex. Quite loose-knit on the palate with some funky cherry notes mixed with deeper, damp soil and some spices. Pinched acidity on the finish - for me a little too disjointed. Not bad, but was expecting more from this wonderful producer.