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2012 Volnay, Taillepieds, 1er Cru, Domaine François Buffet, Burgundy

  • Red
  • Dry
  • Medium Bodied
  • Pinot Noir
Neal Martin MW
90/100
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2012 Volnay, Taillepieds, 1er Cru, Domaine François Buffet, Burgundy

Description

Only one and a half barrels were made and this Volnay Taillepieds, 1er Cru has a good, bright colour and an energetic bouquet of rich red fruit, supported by new wood. This is notably weighty in 2012, even a touch austere, but the concentration is unquestionably there.
Jasper Morris MW, Burgundy Wine Director

We have bought wines from this domaine in previous vintages, but this is the first year that they are appearing in the Opening Offer. Marc-Olivier Buffet, son of François, is the man in charge. He has a superb range of Premiers Crus in Volnay and Pommard, and though he managed to make them all in 2012, volumes are minute: below 10 hl/ha. He did not use many stems in 2012 and such is the concentration of the wines that he will give them a longer barrel maturation than usual. Beautiful wines with great aromatics, and keen pricing to boot.


Colour Red
Sweetness Dry
Vintage 2012
Alcohol % 13
Grape List Pinot Noir
Body Medium Bodied
Property Domaine François Buffet

Critics reviews

Neal Martin MW 90/100
Tasted blind at the annual Burgfest tasting in Beaune. Slightly paler than its peers (certainly in this flight), the 2012 Volnay 1er Cru Taillepieds from Franois Buffet has an appealing, well-defined, slightly stemmy nose, but one imbued with vivacity and a sense of nonchalance. The palate is very well balanced with supple tannin, well-judged acidity, lively and poised with a dash of white pepper on the finish. This just has bundles of personality and charm.Neil Martin - 30/10/2015
Neal Martin MW, (Oct 2015)

About this wine

Pinot Noir

Pinot Noir is probably the most frustrating, and at times infuriating, wine grape in the world. However when it is successful, it can produce some of the most sublime wines known to man. This thin-skinned grape which grows in small, tight bunches performs well on well-drained, deepish limestone based subsoils as are found on Burgundy's Côte d'Or. Pinot Noir is more susceptible than other varieties to over cropping - concentration and varietal character disappear rapidly if yields are excessive and yields as little as 25hl/ha are the norm for some climats of the Côte d`Or.

Domaine Francois Buffet

Domaine François Buffet is a Burgundy family-run domaine, which dates back to 1692, and is currently managed by Marc-Olivier, son of François, though still with help from his parents. The family had a very successful negociant business, under the name Ferdinand Buffet, until the 1930s when fortunes were lost in the great crash. Even so, there is an impressive range of Volnay (Taillepieds, Clos des Chenes, Champans, Carelles, Clos de la Rougeotte) and Pommard (Rugiens, Clos Micot, Poutures) vineyards. Marc-Olivier uses some whole bunches when he feels the vineyard is suitable, though not for young vines. The wines are matured in barrel over 22 months, with one racking in the summer.

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