Wine Domaine de Montille, Volnay 1-er Cru "Les Taillepieds" AOC, 2015
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Pinot Noir: 100%
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Reviews of purchase Domaine de Montille, Volnay 1-er Cru "Les Taillepieds" AOC, 2015
Tasting Notes
Wine brilliant ruby color.
The wine shows a rich flavor with a silky texture, mineral shades, delicious acidity and a long finish.
Bright, magical aroma of the wine reveals notes of dark fruits and berries, mineral and floral notes.
The wine is best with game, mature cheeses and red meat for complex sauces.
Interesting Facts
Volnay 1-er Cru "Les Taillepieds" - monosortovoe red wine made from Pinot Noir grapes, which has a bright, expressive taste and aroma. Berries are harvested for this wine at the vineyard "Le Taipei", which takes its name from a steep hill with a small, sharp gravel. Soil vineyard includes a light brown with a large amount of clay pebbles. The harvest in 2011 was held from 27 August to 8 September. After a traditional vinification, the wine is aged in oak barrels, 30% of them - are new. Vintage 2011 was released in 6720 the number of bottles.
Producer's description
Children of Hubert Etienne and Alix, learn about winemaking at an early age, but their father would never have passed the baton to wine production without studying the real profession. At that time, the children followed in the footsteps of the family, focusing on your legal career, return to winemaking was inevitable. In 1983, Etienne joined the family business in 2001, he became full control Domaine de Montille and Chateau de Puligny-Montrachet, and his style and philosophy became biodynamic farming. In 2003, Alix joined his brother and they created Deux Montille Sœur-Frere - negotsiantsky house, whose main task was the production of white wines.
To date, the vineyards Domaine de Monte has 20 hectares, of which 75% - a prime vineyards or Grand Cru.