TN: 2000 Domaine Marquis d'Angerville Volnay 1er Cru Caillerets

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Opened just because I saw it in my cellar last night :wink:. Nice accompaniment to our meal, after a long bike ride, listening to British pop (The Smiths).

  • 2000 Domaine Marquis d’Angerville Volnay 1er Cru Caillerets - France, Burgundy, CĂ´te de Beaune, Volnay 1er Cru (8/10/2014)
    On first opening with a small glass poured out, it was off, with an almost volatile acidity like quality, but it calmed down with 2-3 hours of air in the bottle with one glass poured out.

Healthy cherry color, barely paling at the rim. Aromas at first are overwhelming violets/floral qualities, but with touches of bittersweet chocolate and an iron shavings sort of “tang.” Very nice palate-- shows well for the vintage. Rich with juicy and fresh red fruit and minerals, and solid acidity/moderate tannins. Just hasn’t seemed to age substantially since I last tasted in 2006, maybe rounder overall, still actually on the young side, even in my passive cellar (45 to 65 degrees). Long tangy red fruit finish. (91 pts.)

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Had the 2000 Taillepieds not long ago, and was showing beautifully, with plenty left in the tank and no hurry to drink up.

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D’Angerville did great in 2000.

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Yes, had the Champans 2000 several times, complex, interesting but approachable. Caillerets is definitely a step up in complexity from the Champans.

I’m still somewhat surprised how slowly the Caillerets seems to be aging, though I didn’t taste it between '06 and '14, so it may have gone through a closed phase in the interim?

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Clos de Ducs from that year was awesome and blind I would have guessed a GC of some kind. Thanks for the note, Peter.