Domaine François Buffet
Taillepieds Volnay 1er Cru
Volnay, Côte de Beaune, Burgundy, France
Ate my note twice. The wine is great. That’s the note.
Ate my note twice. The wine is great. That’s the note.
Sep 19th, 2021Dramatic nose of deep red cherries, spice, smoke and complex mineral tones. Super perfumed. Wow so so floral. Really really nice. Just a complete nose. Some floral, some fruit, hint of sweet wood, some mineral, core of cherry fruit and so expansive. Why we drink burgundy nose. Palate is super elegant with lovely, succulent red fruits and lovely concentration but also so restrained. Sweet, elegant tannins and terrific length. Terrific inner mouth aromas, soft but substantial. A hint of being closed but air will help as the 2017 volnay 1er Cru’s from Buffet need an hour or so.
9.4 to 9.5 overnight. Got elite, sweet and velvety. So good today.
Dramatic nose of deep red cherries, spice, smoke and complex mineral tones. Super perfumed. Wow so so floral. Really really nice. Just a complete nose. Some floral, some fruit, hint of sweet wood, some mineral, core of cherry fruit and so expansive. Why we drink burgundy nose. Palate is super elegant with lovely, succulent red fruits and lovely concentration but also so restrained. Sweet, elegant tannins and terrific length. Terrific inner mouth aromas, soft but substantial. A hint of being closed but air will help as the 2017 volnay 1er Cru’s from Buffet need an hour or so.
9.4 to 9.5 overnight. Got elite, sweet and velvety. So good today.
What a wine. This is a super star. Gorgeous cherry, raspberry cake, black cherry, just terrific spice but it’s also brooding and holding back. What a palate. Amazing texture and finesse. But huge tannins but really high quality. Lovely ripeness and perfect freshness. The nobility of the site is apparent in this wine’s elegant tannins and substantial structure. Unreal tiny berry fruit intensity. Has years to go but man this is a dynamite young Taillpieds.
What a wine. This is a super star. Gorgeous cherry, raspberry cake, black cherry, just terrific spice but it’s also brooding and holding back. What a palate. Amazing texture and finesse. But huge tannins but really high quality. Lovely ripeness and perfect freshness. The nobility of the site is apparent in this wine’s elegant tannins and substantial structure. Unreal tiny berry fruit intensity. Has years to go but man this is a dynamite young Taillpieds.
May 13th, 2020
2012 Vintage. Still a baby but showing nicely. Lush, dense fruit. cherry and forest berries with notes of cola and baking spice
2012 Vintage. Still a baby but showing nicely. Lush, dense fruit. cherry and forest berries with notes of cola and baking spice
Apr 3rd, 2015
Browning rim , garnet /brown center. Quite oxidative on the nose , seems pretty old really. Maybe touch of undergrowth, farmyard notes , no real fruit left. On the palate it is more attractive , again the undergrowth notes come through , however there is a touch of black fruit coming through . The palate is soft though there is a tannic dryness , length is reasonable all considered and the wine isn’t hollow at least . Probably would have been quite decent, for what was a pretty poor vintage , about a decade ago . I suppose it is slightly better than I expected . Though expectations were very low.
Browning rim , garnet /brown center. Quite oxidative on the nose , seems pretty old really. Maybe touch of undergrowth, farmyard notes , no real fruit left. On the palate it is more attractive , again the undergrowth notes come through , however there is a touch of black fruit coming through . The palate is soft though there is a tannic dryness , length is reasonable all considered and the wine isn’t hollow at least . Probably would have been quite decent, for what was a pretty poor vintage , about a decade ago . I suppose it is slightly better than I expected . Though expectations were very low.
Nov 22nd, 2018
