2005 Domaine Marquis d'Angerville Volnay 1er Cru

Community Tasting Notes (33) Avg Score: 91.5 points

• Options

  • Post a Comment
  • View CL71's profile
  • Report Issue

  7/19/2023 - CL71 wrote: 92 Points

  When poring the first glass it have a medium intensity with a rim towards garnet. it is towards pronounced on the nose, “slowing” down after some minutes in the glass. On the nose red plum, dark cherry, blackcurrants, leaf, leather, licorice, a bit savory and a little meaty. Much the same on the palate. Getting better after some time in the glass/bottle, but still I believe this wine is at its peak. Outstanding wine.

  Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comment

• Options

  • Post a Comment
  • View Throughthegrapevine's profile
  • Report Issue

  4/29/2023 - Throughthegrapevine Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Outstanding 1er Cru at age 18. Freshness over complexity

  Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comment

• Options

  • Post a Comment
  • View BLam's profile
  • Report Issue

  10/1/2021 - BLam Likes this wine: 92 Points

  This time I double decanted it and served in two hours. It was expressive but still very tight, but better than last bottle.

  Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comment

• Options

  • Post a Comment
  • View BLam's profile
  • Report Issue

  7/11/2021 - BLam Likes this wine: 91 Points

  PNP served but quite closed in nose, palate was silky and young as 2005 vintage. Next bottle should be breath longer.

  Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comment

• Options

  • Post a Comment
  • View bevetroppo's profile
  • Report Issue

  3/13/2021 - bevetroppo wrote: flawed

  Stephen Spurrier died earlier this week. In a butterfly effect-like cascade, I owe my appreciation of wine to him. The Judgement of Paris tasting in 1976 allegedly caused one of the judges to flee France temporarily to avoid the blowback. His name was Christian Vanneque, and he had been the Chef Sommelier at Tour D'Argent, with a degree in oenology (from Bordeaux) before most people could spell it. In Boston in 19977 Christian taught me how to taste wine and inspired al lifelong passion for blind tasting. Both of these giants are now gone. I salute you!
  
  Unfortunately, I can't salute this bottle. I've owned it since release. The fill level was impeccable when I removed it last night as a tribute to the gentlemen scholars above. It betrayed a sawdust/woodiness with strange burnt cinnamon flavors that never abated, and which entirely clipped or masked the fruit I was eagerly anticipating. I know '05's are taking a long time and some have been described as "hard," but this was one of those corked bottles that doesn't reek of TCA, it just gets knee-capped somehow. Who said life was fair?

  2 people found this helpful, do you? Yes - No / Comments (3)

View all 33 Community Tasting Notes

Professional reviews have copyrights and you can view them here for your personal use only as private content. To view pro reviews you must either subscribe to a pre-integrated publication or manually enter reviews below. Learn more.