2006 Volnay, Taillepieds, 1er Cru, Domaine de Montille (750ml)

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Vintage: 2006
Format: 750ml
Wine Name: Volnay
Vineyard: Taillepieds
Designation: 1er Cru
Appellation: Volnay
Producer: Domaine de Montille
Varietal: Pinot Noir
Type: Red
Country: France
Region: Burgundy
Sub-Region: Cote de Beaune
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Tasting note: Historically, this may be the most under rated wine in the de Montille portfolio with its ripe, airy and ultra pure nose of mineral-suffused red pinot fruit that is in perfect keeping with the finely detailed, layered and firm medium-bodied flavors that are sweet, fresh and vibrant, all wrapped in a youthfully austere finish that exudes that wonderful quality of underlying tension. Terrific (90-92pts. Allen Meadows AKA The Burghound)

Tasted: April 1, 2008
Score: 90-92
Drink: 2014+

Tasting note: The de Montille 2006 Volnay Les Taillepieds – not yet bottled when I last tasted it – leads with smoky pungency and bittersweet black fruits; offers meaty depth and underlying stoniness; and displays a brightness, concentration, and finishing grip that transcend the Beaunes and other Volnays that preceded it in this year's collection. With these virtues comes a site-typical, palpable presence of tannin – fine-grained, though, and well woven into the wine's myriad mineral, carnal, and fruit strands. And for all of its structure and underlying density, this displays levity and considerable sheer refreshment in its uplifting finish. It should be worth following for the better part of a decade. (90-91pts. DS, Wine Advocate)

Tasted: Dec. 2009
Score: 90-91
Drink: 2009-19

Tasting note: Sweet spice and red berry flavors permeate this supple, elegant Volnay. Despite its forward appeal, there's a firm structure, and this lingers with a dense, spicy aftertaste. Best from 2011 through 2022. 450 cases made. (91pts. BS, Wine Spectator)

Tasted: June 15, 2009
Score: 91
Drink: 2011-22