Marquis d'Angerville, Volnay 1er Cru Vintage:2012 The 1996 Branaire-Ducru is a

The 1996 Branaire-Ducru is a delightful vintage and represents the pinnacle of that decade

It needs a year or two of aging and will drink to 2020+

especially for near and medium-term drinking

mouthwatering finish and will benefit from 2-3+ years in bottle

There is a lovely intensity to the racy and well-detailed middle weight flavors that lean out somewhat on the acceptable long finale

Marquis d'Angerville, Volnay 1er Cru Vintage:2012 The 1996 Branaire-Ducru is a(from Pitures and lOrmeau but no young vines from the other crus). A slightly more complex nose offers up more refined aromas of plum, spice and violets. The sleek, vibrant, detailed and mineral inflected flavors offer fine depth before culminating in a mildly lean and linear finish that is presently on the austere side. Note that my projected range assumes that this will flesh out as it ages and as such this would not be an especially good candidate