Raspberry, seaweed, sous bois; fading and earthy, still an elegance but on the decline; some liveliness and grip still remaining nevertheless and enjoyable
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Workmanlike and presentable but definitely doesn't spark joy. Dominated by drying tannins. I got none of the fruit or aromatics Nanda referred to, to me, this was lean to the point of being rebarbative.
I have a half-glass left which I'll try tomorrow again with a bit of parmesan and some sourdough. Since I've stopped eating substantial dinners, it's hard to give good wines a fair spin with food, which is often where they present to best advantage.
Anyway, sorry to say I still have magnums of this in 09-10.
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A bit more bricking than I expected from a 2009. Lovely nose with some forest floor, dark fruits. On the palate it’s on the rustic side; a bit clunky for a Volnay. Mushrooms, cedary notes, white pepper complemented the fruits. It’s a good wine, but frankly I expected more. Fully mature, I don’t see any upside in further cellaring.
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Nose i very profound and nice, color shows some brick colour at edge otherwise light extracted. Taste is dark fruit with green notes from full grape fermentation and some oak.
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House style really comes through in this bigger year with a silky and refined personality that is approachable from the get go. All the red fruit and florals you want from Volnay. Ready to go.
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2009 red Burgundies, TDS x CMJ (Chicago, IL): I liked this a little more than the 09 Lafarge VS alongside. This was more open-knit and ready to drink. You got a sense of stems here thanks to the lifted aromatics and bright red-fruited perfume. On the palate, quite resolved. This was the least tannic of the 2009 red Burgundies on the table tonight. Very pleasant for drinking now.
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Expressive nose displaying perfectly ripe black fruit, blackberry, sap, sandalwood, rose, a hint of sweet spices and earth. Nicely integrated palate, finely layered pure blackfruit, silky and fresh, medium acidity, good mineral expression, nicely integrated tannins and a medium to long black fruit driven finish. It is surprisingly fresh and pure. Perhaps another decade to reach the peak. This is a classic Volnay.
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Fairly burly and concentrated for the Dublere style but I suspect the warmer year is at play here. Softens with a few hours of air. Primary but gives pleasure.
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Pure and red fruited. Very elegant and a good mineral core. It is quite light for a 2009 vintage burgundy and is already in a very good spot to drink now.
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Cherry & strawberry fruit on the nose with hints of lavender. Kind of closed off really. Expected more of a nose. On the palate nothing unexpected. Red fruits mentioned before, med acid, low tannin, well integrated alcohol, can't remember ABV but tasted like 12/12.5%.
It had a nice soft Volnay attitude with minerality (yea I know this word is under fire as of late...not scientific proof..I get it...still works as descriptor though). Just wish the nose was more aromatic. Paired with duck confit and a wild mushroom risotto.
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i think i'm missing something here. the acid seemed to be overwhelming. the fruit was more harsh than smooth; and for me this wine was disjointed and left me with a sour look on my face. granted, this wine opened up a bit and improved over time (most young wines do); but where was the exuberant expression of fruit that i normally associate with 2009 red burgs? where was the velvety mouth feel that i expect from volnay? ok so perhaps a young taillepieds can be a bit rough when young, but this rough? can only hope it gets better...
Tasted using Coravin primarily to try rather than drink as thought it a bit young. Light but v approachable and really came into its own after 20 minutes with salmon fish cakes.
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Very intense mineral flavors balance with fine but firm tannins. This wine will need some time. There were strong young Pinot flavors, but this wine was already starting to shut down. I'll come back to this wine in 5 years or so.
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This is quite awkward on first opening but with about 30 minutes of air it's quite nice. Somewhat restrained nose of sweet red fruit and floral notes, very nice balance on the palate. Fairly elegant and light but not totally silky and smooth - hopefully will smooth out in texture with some time.
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Decent aromatics, slightly floral, slightly dark fruit. Lean, almost stony presentation, not a wine to drink on its youthful fruit. Decent acidity, decent tannins, not soft, but giving little flavor, though with a decent sense of substance. A suggestion of finesse and elegance, though veiled. This bottle is my first young Taillepieds, so I can't put it into context. Could be a good wine down the road, there didn't appear to be anything wrong with it. No prizes for charm now, though.
Second night, a bit suppler in texture, edging towards silkiness, still reticent in flavor. Perks up with food, though: a mouthful with some bread and Parmesan took on additional vitality.
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Decanted for four hours. Light-medium red with a pink hue, clear, medium viscosity. At first somewhat dark and oaky on the nose but with decanting opened to reveal floral notes, red fruit and spices. Light and balanced on the palate, quite simple but the mouthfeel is lovely. The aftertaste is clean and pleasantly acidic. Not sure how this will age but it should be interesting to follow for at least a decade. 90+-
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well I have a much different impression of this wine than some others...agree this is very refined and and oozes elegance...but I find the silky texture, perfect balance and pure Volnay typicity very endearing...maybe not a typical Taillepieds but still a wonderful expression of site...there certainly are more profound wines from the vineyard...given this costs 50-70% less, hard to find a better example for the money IMO
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I chose this wine to show the more elegant style of Volnay. It did not disappoint. Red fruits, floral and mineral notes. Very elegant with moderate tannins, but with a nice sweet finish. Very tranparent and not to everybody's liking.
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Another Saturday at Knightsbridge - mostly blind (Northbrook, IL): Tasted double blind. Aromas and flavors of red cherry and strawberry with modest spice.Very accessible but somewhat thin. I was shocked when this was unveiled as a 2009, thinking it a 2007 when tasted blind. I think I will mostly stay with Dublere's wonderful whites.
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Light ruby color. The nose is chalky, floral, tutti-fruity, with a bit of that powdery Kool-Aid I've found in too many wines lately. Some sulfur as well. On the palate, it's caustic, herbaceous (mint and a hint of basil), some dirt. This wine is tight and tannic, but there's enough complexity under the surface to make me wonder if it might become interesting in a few years. Time will tell as I won't touch another bottle for at least 5 years.
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A very easy-drinking Burgundy, to the point where it's like something you would call a restaurant vintage: elegant, yes, but no evident structure, no hard edges, no tension. No real breed, either, which makes it a disappointment for a site that can be one of Volnay's finest and most evocative. At $48 it's probably the cheapest Taillepieds I've seen in years but it's still not a value because you can get an experience like this from many a Beaune 1er. There's a lot to like about its elegance but there's nothing else here that holds my interest. There's not even much stuffing--you'd never guess this is from a ripe vintage--with a pale color that's already close to brick and no primary fruit to it, which raises the question whether the elegance reflects a gentle touch or just a dearth of material.
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This was a barrel sample that was bottled and then submitted to the tasting so the wine may well have been in a state of shock, but even so this was most unimpressive. Possibly the lightest colour on display, darkish strawberry, and despite the perfumed nose was very disappointing on the palate. Medium-light in weight and pretty straightforward. Given the vineyard and the year this is pretty feeble.
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1/10/2024 - wineappreciation wrote: 91 Points
Raspberry, seaweed, sous bois; fading and earthy, still an elegance but on the decline; some liveliness and grip still remaining nevertheless and enjoyable
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11/9/2023 - burgund Likes this wine: 90 Points
Drinking fine now, tannins more hard than MsD from same producer and vintage. A masculine Volnay for sure. Dark fruit and sur bois dominated.
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8/20/2023 - fitzi wrote:
Workmanlike and presentable but definitely doesn't spark joy. Dominated by drying tannins. I got none of the fruit or aromatics Nanda referred to, to me, this was lean to the point of being rebarbative.
I have a half-glass left which I'll try tomorrow again with a bit of parmesan and some sourdough. Since I've stopped eating substantial dinners, it's hard to give good wines a fair spin with food, which is often where they present to best advantage.
Anyway, sorry to say I still have magnums of this in 09-10.
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8/3/2023 - probraided Likes this wine:
A bit more bricking than I expected from a 2009. Lovely nose with some forest floor, dark fruits. On the palate it’s on the rustic side; a bit clunky for a Volnay. Mushrooms, cedary notes, white pepper complemented the fruits. It’s a good wine, but frankly I expected more. Fully mature, I don’t see any upside in further cellaring.
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1/21/2023 - burgund Likes this wine: 91 Points
Nose i very profound and nice, color shows some brick colour at edge otherwise light extracted. Taste is dark fruit with green notes from full grape fermentation and some oak.
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12/19/2022 - Nanda wrote: 92 Points
House style really comes through in this bigger year with a silky and refined personality that is approachable from the get go. All the red fruit and florals you want from Volnay. Ready to go.
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12/19/2022 - acyso wrote: 90 Points
2009 red Burgundies, TDS x CMJ (Chicago, IL): I liked this a little more than the 09 Lafarge VS alongside. This was more open-knit and ready to drink. You got a sense of stems here thanks to the lifted aromatics and bright red-fruited perfume. On the palate, quite resolved. This was the least tannic of the 2009 red Burgundies on the table tonight. Very pleasant for drinking now.
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10/18/2021 - D'Yquembe Mutumbo wrote: 92 Points
En magnum, lovely balance, purity of fruit, this wine was drinking very well over the weekend.
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12/29/2019 - dcwino wrote: 92 Points
Expressive nose displaying perfectly ripe black fruit, blackberry, sap, sandalwood, rose, a hint of sweet spices and earth. Nicely integrated palate, finely layered pure blackfruit, silky and fresh, medium acidity, good mineral expression, nicely integrated tannins and a medium to long black fruit driven finish. It is surprisingly fresh and pure. Perhaps another decade to reach the peak. This is a classic Volnay.
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5/24/2019 - Nanda wrote: 90 Points
Fairly burly and concentrated for the Dublere style but I suspect the warmer year is at play here. Softens with a few hours of air. Primary but gives pleasure.
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12/31/2016 - larsth wrote: 91 Points
Pure and red fruited. Very elegant and a good mineral core. It is quite light for a 2009 vintage burgundy and is already in a very good spot to drink now.
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11/5/2016 - prg435 wrote: 90 Points
Cherry & strawberry fruit on the nose with hints of lavender. Kind of closed off really. Expected more of a nose. On the palate nothing unexpected. Red fruits mentioned before, med acid, low tannin, well integrated alcohol, can't remember ABV but tasted like 12/12.5%.
It had a nice soft Volnay attitude with minerality (yea I know this word is under fire as of late...not scientific proof..I get it...still works as descriptor though). Just wish the nose was more aromatic. Paired with duck confit and a wild mushroom risotto.
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8/23/2016 - capacious Likes this wine: 91 Points
My wife and I love this style. Minerality, purity of fruit, lighter wine, letting the essence play out -
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1/7/2016 - carlwhat wrote:
i think i'm missing something here. the acid seemed to be overwhelming. the fruit was more harsh than smooth; and for me this wine was disjointed and left me with a sour look on my face. granted, this wine opened up a bit and improved over time (most young wines do); but where was the exuberant expression of fruit that i normally associate with 2009 red burgs? where was the velvety mouth feel that i expect from volnay? ok so perhaps a young taillepieds can be a bit rough when young, but this rough? can only hope it gets better...
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12/12/2014 - Fosgrove Likes this wine: 92 Points
Tasted using Coravin primarily to try rather than drink as thought it a bit young. Light but v approachable and really came into its own after 20 minutes with salmon fish cakes.
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4/5/2014 - marshalc wrote: 88 Points
Agree w/Fitzi 4/23/12, and others: Fine but restrained. Will hold for further development.
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11/2/2012 - LBBURGJUNKIE wrote: 91 Points
Very intense mineral flavors balance with fine but firm tannins. This wine will need some time. There were strong young Pinot flavors, but this wine was already starting to shut down. I'll come back to this wine in 5 years or so.
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10/13/2012 - OCgasman wrote:
Not loving this. Third time having this and still quite underwhelmed. Meh...maybe bottle age will make this better one day.
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6/6/2012 - kleng wrote: 90 Points
This is quite awkward on first opening but with about 30 minutes of air it's quite nice. Somewhat restrained nose of sweet red fruit and floral notes, very nice balance on the palate. Fairly elegant and light but not totally silky and smooth - hopefully will smooth out in texture with some time.
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4/23/2012 - fitzi wrote:
Decent aromatics, slightly floral, slightly dark fruit. Lean, almost stony presentation, not a wine to drink on its youthful fruit. Decent acidity, decent tannins, not soft, but giving little flavor, though with a decent sense of substance. A suggestion of finesse and elegance, though veiled.
This bottle is my first young Taillepieds, so I can't put it into context. Could be a good wine down the road, there didn't appear to be anything wrong with it. No prizes for charm now, though.
Second night, a bit suppler in texture, edging towards silkiness, still reticent in flavor. Perks up with food, though: a mouthful with some bread and Parmesan took on additional vitality.
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4/6/2012 - Rubicante wrote: 90 Points
Decanted for four hours. Light-medium red with a pink hue, clear, medium viscosity. At first somewhat dark and oaky on the nose but with decanting opened to reveal floral notes, red fruit and spices. Light and balanced on the palate, quite simple but the mouthfeel is lovely. The aftertaste is clean and pleasantly acidic. Not sure how this will age but it should be interesting to follow for at least a decade. 90+-
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2/8/2012 - olm2000 wrote: 92 Points
well I have a much different impression of this wine than some others...agree this is very refined and and oozes elegance...but I find the silky texture, perfect balance and pure Volnay typicity very endearing...maybe not a typical Taillepieds but still a wonderful expression of site...there certainly are more profound wines from the vineyard...given this costs 50-70% less, hard to find a better example for the money IMO
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2/7/2012 - rnellans wrote: 90 Points
I chose this wine to show the more elegant style of Volnay. It did not disappoint. Red fruits, floral and mineral notes. Very elegant with moderate tannins, but with a nice sweet finish. Very tranparent and not to everybody's liking.
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2/4/2012 - Burgundy Al wrote: 85 Points
Another Saturday at Knightsbridge - mostly blind (Northbrook, IL): Tasted double blind. Aromas and flavors of red cherry and strawberry with modest spice.Very accessible but somewhat thin. I was shocked when this was unveiled as a 2009, thinking it a 2007 when tasted blind. I think I will mostly stay with Dublere's wonderful whites.
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2/1/2012 - DStyner wrote: 84 Points
Light ruby color. The nose is chalky, floral, tutti-fruity, with a bit of that powdery Kool-Aid I've found in too many wines lately. Some sulfur as well. On the palate, it's caustic, herbaceous (mint and a hint of basil), some dirt. This wine is tight and tannic, but there's enough complexity under the surface to make me wonder if it might become interesting in a few years. Time will tell as I won't touch another bottle for at least 5 years.
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1/3/2012 - Keith Levenberg wrote: 83 Points
A very easy-drinking Burgundy, to the point where it's like something you would call a restaurant vintage: elegant, yes, but no evident structure, no hard edges, no tension. No real breed, either, which makes it a disappointment for a site that can be one of Volnay's finest and most evocative. At $48 it's probably the cheapest Taillepieds I've seen in years but it's still not a value because you can get an experience like this from many a Beaune 1er. There's a lot to like about its elegance but there's nothing else here that holds my interest. There's not even much stuffing--you'd never guess this is from a ripe vintage--with a pale color that's already close to brick and no primary fruit to it, which raises the question whether the elegance reflects a gentle touch or just a dearth of material.
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1/17/2011 - nskelsey wrote: 85 Points
This was a barrel sample that was bottled and then submitted to the tasting so the wine may well have been in a state of shock, but even so this was most unimpressive. Possibly the lightest colour on display, darkish strawberry, and despite the perfumed nose was very disappointing on the palate. Medium-light in weight and pretty straightforward. Given the vineyard and the year this is pretty feeble.
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