Volnay, Taillepieds, 1er Cru, 2021

As is often the case, this is one of the two most backward wines in the cellar. Intense dark hedgerow and cherry fruit, with strong overtones of crushed stone and minerals. Great force and tension are at play here, a tightly coiled but multi-faceted wine that will reward patience. From a parcel in the high, southern part of the village. The slope here is very steep and well exposed, the soil is very white, poor and stony, giving wines that are racy and tightly packed in their youth that reward hugely given time.