The first record of the estate, in the village of ‘Vollenay’, was in 1507. In 1804, Baron du Mesnil acquired the Clos des Ducs and the surrounding plots — Taillepieds, Caillerets and Champans — which, in the 12th century, had formed part of the famous holdings of the Dukes of Burgundy.

 In the second half of the 19th century, the estate passed to Baron du Mesnil’s son, Eugène du Mesnil. On his death in 1888, Eugène du Mesnil, without direct heirs, bequeathed it to his nephew and godson, Sem, Marquis d’Angerville, then aged 15. Sem took possession almost 20 years later, after the phylloxera crisis that ravaged the vineyard at the end of the 19th century.

From 1906, the recently renamed Domaine Marquis d’Angerville began to reconstruct its vineyards, replanting them with what are now the prized Pinot d’Angerville clones. Sem d’Angerville was an early adopter of estate bottling and exports, initially focused on the United States.

He was also a founding member of the National Institute of Appellations of Origin, the INAO. When he died in 1952, his son Jacques took over the domaine. As quality driven as his father, Jacques d’Angerville expanded the domaine’s reputation and did much to raise the image of Volnay. He held positions on several Burgundian bodies, including as chairman of the BIVB predecessor. He died prematurely in July 2003, leaving behind 52 vintages and a magnificently maintained estate. Jacques’ son Guillaume d’Angerville took over the domaine in 2003.

Today, Guillaume is joined by his daughter Margot. She has been gradually involved at the domaine in recent years, meaning the family’s fifth and sixth generations are now working side by side.