d'Angerville Volnay 1er cru Champans 2022

96 points Charles Curtis, MW (Decanter): "This monumental wine is, as always, a reference for the appellation. In 2022, there is a lovely density of plum and blackberry fruit with spice and earth notes. The texture is plump, velvety and long, with supple tannins supporting the wine without adding astringency. D'Angerville destems and gave the grapes a cold soak before fermentation on native yeasts and ageing in cask (mainly used) to preserve the limpid purity of the fruit. Give this wine five years before opening, and it should continue to improve for at least 30 years beyond that. Drinking Window: 2027-2055. (11/2/23)"

95 points Christy Canterbury, MW (TimAtkin.com): "This is enticingly rustic on the nose with red and black forest berries, fireplace embers and a hint of game. The tannins are powder-fine, and there are some real acidic peps here. This has more flesh on the bones than some of the other Volnay Premier Crus as this vineyard is more clay dominant. (2024)"

93-95 points/'Sweet spot/Outstanding,' Allen Meadows (Burghound): "(from a huge 3.98 ha parcel). A restrained and intensely floral-suffused nose is reticent to the point of being brooding and only grudgingly provides glimpses of fresh dark berries and spice whiffs. The precise, highly energetic and super-fine middleweight flavors also exude evident minerality on the moderately austere and equally long finale. I almost always prefer the d'Angerville Taillepieds to their Champans but that could well change in 2022 as this is outstanding. Drink: 2034+. (Apr 2024)"

94 points Neal Martin (Vinous): "he 2022 Volnay Les Champans 1er Cru has a pixelated bouquet with that mélange of red and black fruit that I noticed before. It's perfumed with hints of potpourri and lovely sous-bois/mossy scents in the background. The palate is medium-bodied, with a little crunch on the entry. It's a more structured Champans than I am accustomed to; perhaps the tannins are a bit firmer and less silky in texture at the moment. This will need more time to knit together than d'Angerville's other cuvées. Drink 2028-2048. (Jan 2024)"

92-94 points Jasper Morris, MW (Inside Burgundy): "The archetype of Volnay for Guillaume, and it prepares the way for Clos des Ducs. A clear bright purple. Today, the nose has a light reduction, but the fruit beneath is light on its feet yet with a fine tensile strength. This has a long backbone. An interesting, complex wine which one could easily pass over too quickly. (Oct 2023)"

93-95 points William Kelley (Wine Advocate): "The 2022 Volnay 1er Cru Champans offers up aromas of dark berries, licorice, grilled squab, spices and vine smoke, followed by a medium to full-bodied, rich and layered palate with a sweet core of fruit framed by powdery tannins that assert themselves on the discreetly carnal finish. (1/18/24)"