2020 Volnay Fremiets
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Tasted blind. Relatively rich and with polished, ripe tannins there. Well done! Vibrant fruit. (JR)
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Jancis Robinson MW
Jancis Robinson MW
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Bright garnet. Broad but with a suggestion of something fern-like in the aroma. This wine really coats the palate and extends right across it with its bitter-cherry fruit. Very powerful and yet precise with quite a bit of tannin. Notably persistent. Promises very well. (JR)
The 2020 Volnay 1er Cru Fremiet offers up notes of sweet berries, cherries, rose petals, raw cocoa and warm spices. Medium to full-bodied, bright and velvety, it's deep and concentrated, with powdery tannins and lively acids. As usual, this is a touch more structured than Les Angles, though it's far from forbidding.
The 2020 Volnay Fremiet 1er Cru has a perfumed bouquet with redcurrant, raspberry sorbet and sous-bois aromas that offers a subtle balsam element with time. The palate is well balanced, fresh and vibrant with crunchy red berry fruit. Good acidity here, classic in style with a linear finish, a hint of pepperiness on the aftertaste. Give this 4-5 years in bottle before broaching because it has an endearing feisty character.
About the producer
Marquis d'Angerville is synonymous with the village of Volnay, having long made some of the village’s finest wines. Best known for its Premier Cru monopole vineyard, Clos des Ducs, this estate crafts fine-boned, elegant styles of Pinot Noir – wines that act as standard-bearers for the appellation.