Marquis d'Angerville
2002 saw the loss of Jacques d'Angerville who dedicated his life towards impeccable winemaking. His son Guillaume has continued his father's good work along with Jacques' son-in-law who has been working at the domaine for the last 15 years.

This is a favourite domaine of ours and the Reynier family has had a long association with it. In Monsieur Le Marquis’ office there is a giant old book with every order written in to it. In 1926 Mark's Grandfather bought a fût of Clos des Ducs and several cases of Champans. It was the Marquis’ father, also called Jacques, who had led the attack against the négociants at that time, who were up to all sorts of tricks with blending in different wines even from outside the area to bolster up the weaker wines. Believe it or not, despite the rigorous checks and laws this is still happening in Bordeaux.  Jacques d’Angerville, Armand Rousseau, and Henri Gouges were consequently unable to sell their wine in to the market and so were obliged to bottle and market it themselves. The first domaine bottlers.
The cellars occupy an old Roman site; the baths are clearly visible, as is a Roman grotto around a spring in the parkland along side. This is a peaceful place with a pleasant view as Volnay is quite high up perched underneath the hilltop.
Like Gouges, the vines were propagated from within the domaine by the Marquis’ father to a specific strain. They are old - yields are low, so there is a concentration of flavours. The wines here are exuberant, fine, and so very, very pure indeed. One of the best vertical tastings Mark ever attended was one done a couple of years ago on d’Angerville’s Volnay Champans, with ten vintages going back to 1971. The wine maker, the land, the proportion of old vines were all the same; the only difference was the vintage characteristics – nature. These wines age very well indeed. Volnay (or ‘Vollenay’ as it appears on the labels, from the Roman origin) is the Chambolle Musigny of the Côte de Beaune in that it is refined, attractive, and sexy. This does not mean they are short lived; on the contrary it ages extremely well. These are some of the finest wines in Burgundy – and they are still incredibly good value.