2023 Domaine Marquis D’Angerville Volnay 1er Cru "Clos des Ducs", Burgundy, FranceABOUT THIS WINE Jacques DAngervilles non interventionist winemaking, learned from his father, allowed these fine terroirs to be fully expressed. As he told Allen Meadows, I want to do as little as possible to the wine. I want low yields and no signature. After complete destemming, fermentation lasted 10 to 12 days, with a 12 to 18 month lvage in largely used barrels. To extract fine tannins, the cap was kept moist by twice daily pump overs. Such

gently crushes the whole clusters and then ferments for three weeks in concrete tanks with frequent pump-overs for gentle extraction

including the Grand Cru site “Pfingstberg

in the department Gironde

Aging: 30% spent 12 months in French oak barrels

Whole-cluster grapes are pressed directly in a pneumatic press

a back-and-forth motion of the vertical lever is all it takes to effortlessly open the bottle

The Maison Lonclas was founded by Bernard Lonclas in 1976

Clos Erasmus's second wine is made with the same vinification process as that of the Clos Erasmus Priorat

Romaric has become a smart vigneron with a natural talent for winemaking

Situated on schist and granite bedrock with silt and clay soil

It goes well with red meat and any of a variety of cheeses

#31 on Wine Specator’s Top 100 of 2016