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Domaine Marquis d'Angerville

Domaine Marquis d'Angerville is the historic heart of Volnay, with an estate shaped by the Marquis family since 1804 and its modern reputation forged by Sem d'Angerville in the 1920s. Sem was a pioneer of domaine-bottling — he began estate-bottling in the 1920s after personally confronting the corrupt négociant blending practices of the era, and became one of the founding figures of the INAO and Appellation Contrôlée system. His son Jacques made 52 consecutive vintages from 1952, consolidating a worldwide reputation for elegant, terroir-driven Volnay. Guillaume d'Angerville took over following Jacques's sudden death in 2003, converting the entire estate to biodynamic viticulture by 2009. The domaine's 15 hectares are entirely in Volnay and Pommard, with the 2.15-hectare Clos des Ducs monopole as its crown jewel — a steep, chalk-and-limestone slope at Volnay's highest elevation. At auction, Clos des Ducs commands $400–$800 per bottle, and Volnay Champans is considered one of the finest Premier Crus in the Côte de Beaune.