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2020 Volnay, Taillepieds, 1er Cru, Domaine François Buffet, Burgundy

  • Red
  • Dry
  • Medium Bodied
  • Pinot Noir
Jasper Morris MW
90-93/100
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2020 Volnay, Taillepieds, 1er Cru, Domaine François Buffet, Burgundy

Description

The perfume explodes out of the glass here. The domaine has 0.3 hectares near the top of the vineyard, where the altitude seems an increasingly advantage. The vines are old (60 years) and there is a lot of millerandage, so this is all about concentration. After the excitement of the bouquet, the palate is mineral, fabulous and dense. Drink 2025-2035. 
Colour Red
Sweetness Dry
Vintage 2020
Alcohol % 13
Grape List Pinot Noir
Body Medium Bodied
Property Domaine François Buffet

Critics reviews

Jasper Morris MW 90-93/100
Brisk mid purple, with not very much developed on the nose yet. The palate offers a little more tension, a classy structure with just enough acidity, and a lovely deep fruit at the persistent finish. Plenty here to grow over the next few years.Jasper Morris MW, insideburgundy_com (January 2022)
Jasper Morris MW, InsideBurgundy.com (Jan 2022)

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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