Volnay Premier Cru 'Les Taillepieds', Domaine de Montille, 2023 - Magnum
Volnay Premier Cru 'Les Taillepieds', Domaine de Montille, 2023 - Magnum
- 150cl
- 13.5%
- Red Still
- Pinot Noir
- Organic
- Biodynamic
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Drinking window: 2030 - 2045
Est. delivery in 2026
The 2023 vintage reflects a year of moderate warmth with consistent sunshine, leading to steady, well-paced ripening. Although temperatures weren’t extreme, the shift to warmer nights and milder days contributed to extended growing periods. This translated into wines that are strikingly fresh, with lower alcohol levels, vivid acidity, and vibrant character—brighter and more approachable compared to recent years.
Both red and white wines achieved impressive yields, the largest ever recorded for the estate, with terroir expression and balance shining through. For reds, comparisons to the 2017 vintage are apt, showcasing elegance and precision. Whites carry their hallmark freshness and minerality, further underscored by the decision to reduce the percentage of new oak due to the larger volumes produced.
The domaine features as one of the Top 10 Côte de Beaune Red Wine, and White Wine Producers in Tim Atkin's Burgundy 2023 Special Report.
What the critics say:
"100% whole cluster but shaped very differently. This is a much richer wine and the fruit swamps the stems. Generous cherry and raspberry, effortless balance, a beautiful bottle of Volnay in the making. The flavours come back in waves. Tasted Oct 2024 *****"
"This will be a pleasure bomb! Vinous, satiny and mellifluent on the palate, the flavors roll from one to another: brown spices, peppercorns, cool forest breezes, dried mushroom and Marasca cherries. The texture is as soft as flannel, and it is nudgingly corralled by sculpted tannins. This will be about 30% new oak, and my sample was from a second-use barrel."
"From a 1.51 ha holding of <80-year-old vines. This is perhaps the most floral-suffused wine in the range with its cool, pure and stylish nose of ripe red and dark cherry, anise and spice. Much like the Mitans, the middle weight flavors aren't particularly concentrated, yet they flash fine richness and even more minerality on the compact, serious and decidedly built-to-age finale. This overtly austere effort is pretty much textbook Taillepieds. *Outstanding*"
