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1996 Volnay Les Champans 1er Cru

Wine Details
Place of Origin

France

Volnay

Burgundy

Color

Red

Grape/Blend

Pinot Noir

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Jacques d'Angerville describes the '97s as "primeur, agreeable, bien constitue." The vintage is a bit like '79, he adds, but the crop was smaller in '97, giving the wines more body. It's a vintage characterized by cherry fruit. The domain may bottle a couple of months earlier than usual. The '96s, in comparison, are almost too rich, in the words of d'Angerville, who was not complaining.

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"Un tres bon millesime " says Jacques d'Angerville of 1996. "A seriously structured vintage, with good body but more acidity, a lower pH and somewhat more aggressive tannins than '95, and thus a bit more austere," he adds. Yields were around 41 h/h, vs. 37 in '95. As I tasted with d'Angerville, I rated the two vintages as he did: the '95s from bottle were generally more open than the '96s from barrel, and may indeed give pleasure earlier.