In the glass

Medium-bodiedMedium tanninHigh acidityDryMedium finish

Aroma: red cherry, spice, rose, earth

Palate: raspberry, mineral, graphite, silk

A classically structured Volnay, firm and mineral young, with red fruit, spice and a long savoury finish.

What it pairs with

  • Roast venison with cassis jus
    Game meat and a blackcurrant reduction echo a grand-cru Pinot's wild fruit and firm tannin.
  • Coq au vin
    A Burgundy braise of rooster in red wine mirrors the cuvee's own dark-fruit and forest-floor register.
  • Pate en croute lyonnais Find pate en croute lyonnais on TableJourney →
    The pastry-wrapped terrine's fat and pistachio echo a structured Pinot's red fruit and gentle tannin.

History

Les Taillepieds is de Montille's emblematic Volnay, in the firm, age-worthy house style.

  1. 1947 — Hubert de Montille began estate bottling

Facts

Producer
Domaine de Montille
Grapes
Pinot Noir (100%)
Classification
Premier Cru (Volnay, AOC)
Oak
Around 16 months in French oak, part new; whole-cluster
ABV
13.0%
Price
EUR 80 to 160 at retail
Drinking window
8-25 from vintage
First vintage
1947

Scores

  • Burghound 91 (2019 vintage, reviewed 2022)

Tags

cellar worthy dry high acid iconic medium body medium tannin mood elegant occasion dinner party occasion special old world pairs with mushroom pairs with poultry pairs with red meat pinot noir price fine single vineyard still red
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