Les Taillepieds Volnay 1er Cru Pinot Noir

Stupid good. 1996. It's what we all hope good burg does with time.

30 years. Fresh and bright out of the gate. Some cherry, quite acidic. Chalky. So for a good hour I was thinking man - great vintage, site and wine maker but was not really convinced. 12 hours later the wine is still in the same spot now with some oxygen. Basically I expect old burghs to be unique - rare one offs with secondary flavor profiles (what was that?) - this was not it. Classic may be - but not more. I would argue drink this up more years will not make a difference.

very dynamic wine. Closed upon opening. Then blossomed into round, dark cherry and elegance. Ended up quite tannic & volatile

Mark had this 8 years ago

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