2022 Domaine Clos de la Chapelle Volnay Taillepieds VV 1er Cru

93-95 JM / 92-94 BH / 92-94 VM 

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Made just from the old vines, 85 years. Black colour with a purple rim. Something of blackstrap on the nose, at first seeming to lack the vivacity. A vast heady mouthful but in fact it does have proper energy at the heart. There is a slight reduction and the tannins are too brawny at the moment, but then the quality Taillepieds fruit comes swooping back. It will calm down with time and it may even get a barrel of the younger vines added if that improves the blend. I think this is going to be a terrific wine. Stick my neck out. Drink from 2030-2038. Tasted Oct 2023.—Jasper Morris, Inside Burgundy

Note: from a parcel of .21 ha

Tasting note: Firm reduction renders the nose impossible to assess. Otherwise, the similarly scaled flavors possess a more sophisticated mouthfeel that is at once caressing but almost painfully intense with evident minerality adding a sense of lift to the borderline chewy, and very serious, finale. This is most impressive in its fashion but not necessarily an iconic example. Sweet Spot Outstanding.—Allen Meadows, Burghound

The 2022 Volnay Les Taillepieds 1er Cru comes from vines converted to organic in 2007, which were planted in 1950. This cuvée went through a late malo, some continuing to the end of July. This nose has more horsepower than the Premier Cru: vibrant black cherries, raspberry coulis and blueberry fruit burst from the glass. The palate is medium-bodied with saturated, pliant tannins. There’s lovely balance here with ne acidity and more mineralité coming through on the finish; this is an excellent Volnay. -- Neal Martin, Vinous Media

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95 Wine Spectator

Matchstick and lime blossom aromas introduce this bracing white, whose lemon, citronella, quinine and hazelnut flavors give way to lively acidity on the finish. Intense and long, ending with an aftertaste of roasted nuts and stony mineral. Best from 2026 through 2036. 25 cases made, 13 cases imported.—Bruce Sanderson, Wine Spectator