Domaine de Montille Les Taillepieds Volnay 1er Cru Pinot Noir 2013

The lieu-dit known as 'Les Taillepieds' takes its name from its steep hill and the small, sharp gravel on which winegrowers 'slashed their feet' while digging into the earth. It faces east and south on a mid-slope composed of light brown clay and lots of tiny gravel stones. Volnay 'Les Taillepieds' has little to envy the great wines of the Cote de Nuits : it is a model of aromatic purity, of precision and of structural exactness. The nose is highly defined, precise, pure, often floral and always mineral and spicy. The mouthfeel is robust with a tannic frame that is strict, dense and minerally. All of these elements - the minerality, the purity, the structure and the elegance, evoke the image of a Cistercian building, like the abbeys that seem to defy time. Effectively, a 'Taillepieds' can age and shine for decades.

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