(50% vendange entier): Saturated dark red. Deep aromas are a bit darker and more animal than usual for this wine chez Rossignol, not to mention more closed; hints at black fruit liqueur and leather. Then large-scaled, sweet and deep on the palate, with its thick, slightly high-toned flavors lifted by a vineyard-typical spice character that’s accentuated by the stem element. Rossignol noted that this wine has higher acidity than the 2016 version. This very concentrated Volnay finishes sweetly tannic and powerful, with outstanding breadth and rising spiciness.Vinous Media | 92 VMThe clay soils of Clos des Angles can yield rather fruit-driven wines, so Rossignol employed 50% whole clusters here, hoping to produce something less facile. The resulting wine is rich, expansive and extrovert, laden with almost unctuous mulberry fruit and incipient notes of chocolate.Decanter | 91 DECThe 2015 Volnay 1er Cru Clos des Angles includes 50% whole cluster in order to bring energy to the wine, according to Nicolas Rossigol. It has a perfumed and floral bouquet with violet petals infusing the black cherry and cassis fruit, an undertow of mineralité tucked underneath. The palate is medium-bodied with grainy tannin. It feels quite solid, almost opaque towards the saturnine finish, albeit with a pleasant chalky aftertaste. Afford this 2-3 years in bottle, so that it can reveal its secrets—presuming it has any—and if not, just drink it.Robert Parker Wine Advocate | 89-91 RP
