Jay Kline
Brought to a dinner with some guests visiting from Piemonte. The 2008 “Taillepieds” pours a deep ruby with a translucent core; medium viscosity with no obvious staining of the tears. On the nose, the wine is developing with tart and slightly underripe strawberry, cherry, mushrooms, red flowers, varnish (yeah, there’s some VA) stony earth and delicate baking spices. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium+ tannin, medium+ acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The body is fit and the finish is long and full of energy. This is a really attractive beauty; the sort that you might feel compelled to apologize to for gawking. And, while I found this to be really tasty at nearly 16 years of age, it clearly has a long way to go. Drink now through 2033+.
Brought to a dinner with some guests visiting from Piemonte. The 2008 “Taillepieds” pours a deep ruby with a translucent core; medium viscosity with no obvious staining of the tears. On the nose, the wine is developing with tart and slightly underripe strawberry, cherry, mushrooms, red flowers, varnish (yeah, there’s some VA) stony earth and delicate baking spices. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium+ tannin, medium+ acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The body is fit and the finish is long and full of energy. This is a really attractive beauty; the sort that you might feel compelled to apologize to for gawking. And, while I found this to be really tasty at nearly 16 years of age, it clearly has a long way to go. Drink now through 2033+.
9.3Timothy Eustis
Wine Director, Red Lion Inn
Pretty weak for a Taillepied. Not best year.
Pretty weak for a Taillepied. Not best year.
8.8Jared Heber
Partner Grandes Places Sélections
Magnums show you care
Magnums show you care
9.0Steven W Alexander
Tastes like ok Gamay from an ok vintage. Granitic. Uninspiring.
Tastes like ok Gamay from an ok vintage. Granitic. Uninspiring.
7.6Jasmine Hirsch
Sales & Marketing Hirsch Vineyards, founder In Pursuit of Balance
Delicious!
Delicious!
9.1Keith Crump
2008 a tense tart wine but great length
2008 a tense tart wine but great length
9.2Byron Hewett
Needs a 2 hour decant. Firm, tannic Volnay.
Needs a 2 hour decant. Firm, tannic Volnay.
9.2Daniel Steilen
In a good spot. Wine fully integrated with nice silky tannin, cherry to dark cherry flavors, minerality, and nice medium body for a pinot. Good juicy but not tart acidity.
In a good spot. Wine fully integrated with nice silky tannin, cherry to dark cherry flavors, minerality, and nice medium body for a pinot. Good juicy but not tart acidity.
9.2Location
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