Volnay Taillepieds, Domaine Marquis d'Angerville 2023

The 2023 Volnay 1er Cru Taillepieds is also especially charming out of the gates this year. Wafting from the glass with aromas of orange zest, dark berries, plums, vine smoke and spices, it's medium to full-bodied, fleshy and succulent, with refined tannins and a long, mineral finish. This is an especially suave Taillepieds that will offer a broad drinking window.

Taillepieds is at the core of Volnay – along with the Clos des Chênes to the south and Champans and Caillerets across the road, it is among the very best. The 2023 shows a firm tannic grip and a substantial, almost astringent character. Guillaume d'Angerville speculates it is the soil – clay at the top of the slope and white marl further down. The expressive fruit has aromas of plum and mulberry that open up on the palate and linger on the impressively long finish. (Drink between 2030-2050)