Volnay Clos des Ducs, Domaine Marquis d'Angerville 1985

The '85 is a wine I have enjoyed many times though the bottle in the tasting was marred by strong volatile acidity. A more representative review is: Moderate bricking. The elegant nose offers up secondary and tertiary aromas of leather, earth, roasted coffee and dried rose petal. The supple and quite forward flavors are superbly nuanced with marvelous complexity while culminating in a long, sweet and sappy finish. Like a number of '85s today, this is becoming almost delicate on the palate and while there is no risk of it falling apart, the time has come to drink up. I would further observe that in general I have had good luck with this wine over the years.

Pale, bright orangey ruby. Lightly gamey nose. More vitality than the 1987. Sweet and herbal. Real presence. Lots of grip and fruit. Very pure and fresh.