Bouchard Pere et Fils Volnay 1er Cru Taillepieds

Red berries, chalky and minerally, quite fresh and lively, with good concentration, but a little tannic and firm. Still quite youthful, with some more upside potential.

2009 vintage

Very impressed with this bottle. Lightyears better than one from a different source in 2022. This one had great structure and fruit to age. Lovely spices. One of my wines of the night in a fun Volnay lineup. Just slightly edged out the 09 chenes and caillerets next to it in the flight. But the group was mixed on that flight, rightfully so. This one was just the most complete package of those three on the night for me.

2009 vintage

Med red with brown edge. Nose is of cherry and wood or stem - not too fresh. This is pleasant, surprisingly mature and has Volnay silkiness. This is another purchase from a SoCal retailer.

2009 vintage

From Magnum. In a beautiful place now, fresh, balanced, perhaps not the most complex Taillepieds but good persistence and energy.

2009 vintage

In a great place right now and simply joyful to drink

2009 vintage

Medium red, brown cast throughout. Mature, interesting, silky. Lacks the intensity to be really Good.

2009 vintage

Nice, well balanced acidity and typical taste. Needs two hours of air before consuming. Enjoy now or during the next few years

2009 vintage

Orangey redy color, hint of iodine notes, some fresher kinds of red berries, silky, elegant, with high acid and pretty ample dusty tannins. Guessed a newer Barolo on this--got tripped up on the color and the tannic structure of the 09's but clearly took a wrong turn on my guess. 90-91 Blind group at Teviot

2009 vintage

Medium+ colour. Nose has fruit and the imprint of oak and perhaps stem. This is certainly rich feeling and has good length. Tannin is well hidden. Better than the last bottle tasted.

2009 vintage

Dark. When first opened this was shockingly devoid of 2009 fruitiness and full of oak flavour and tannin. After 3 hours there is cherry and cherry pit in the nose. The palate is fruity and well concentrated, although lacking detail it’s suave, calm acid and tannin. the oak is still an obvious element on the slightly sweet finish. Well, that’s an improvement but I hope for better balance in a couple years.

2009 vintage

Complex nose. Excellent palate penetration and length. Medium plus tannin for Pinot. Medium to medium plus acidity. Excellent balance with more fruit substance than I expected. Superb burgundy! Drinking great now and should hold for another 5 yrs+.

2009 vintage

The wine has medium acidity. It smells like raspberry and hay/straw. The body is medium. The wine finishes medium. It tastes like lemon. The wine looks crimson colored. The legs are medium. There is light sediment in the bottle. The wine has juicy texture.

2009 vintage

(at Petit Louis - Baltimore) Surprisingly tight. Showed some fruit but was shy in coming. There was a tight coil of fruit that I think will emerge with some time but I don't know if it will ever be something special. (89+?)

2009 vintage

A more forward and lovely version. Raspberry ganache, Oolong tea, river rock, tobacco and allspice. Long with a torrent of berry throughout. A snappy front palate, with a lush middle. Very enjoyable now, and will age for the next fifteen years. Drink 2014 - 2029.

2009 vintage

GREAT wine, no notes sorry. Just know this wine has approachable now and for many more years. Excellent easy drinking, solid structure and character.

2009 vintage

Ok, 2 initial points. I do not know Burgundies as I should and now on an effort to do so. Second, I am comitting infanticide based upon my wine guys guidance to experince burgundy in its youth. Now that being said the nose is absoluely classic burgundy. Some herbaciousness, cherries, tobacco, mint, vanilla. Translucent garnet to the rim. Nice weight on the glass with structured legs. Palate is tight not expressing fruit as hoped but alas it is young. Good …

2009 vintage

Previous notes apply. Paired well with seared catfish, spinach with bacon an onions and sweet potatoe

2009 vintage

This showed much better than the 5 previous times ive had this. The body seems to have started to integrate, showing less oak.

2009 vintage

This leaned towards almost new world in style or maybe a new world pinot masquerading as old world?

2009 vintage

Drank a few weeks ago with other bottles since. Dark, med/full body. Initially closed, opens to melange of typical burgundy red/black fruit notes with without distinguishing aromas. Ample acidity, somewhat oaky, quite tannic with notable lack of finesse. Average finish. For me an ill sign - at the bottom of the bottle the tannin overwhelmed the fruit. Taillepieds are undoubtedly austere but the austerity of this wine is too much for me with concern that the tannin will outlive the …

2009 vintage

Can't say I agree with Keith 100%. Yes, there is oak and yes there is an identity crisis going on with Pinot. However, it is not anonymous. There are Bordeaux and Italian wines that can reflect characteristics of Burgundy as can Burgandies exhibit characteristics of Bordeaux and Italy. Of course this changes their identities but they can still exhibit fine wine. This wine has some oak, cherries, violets, and stawberries, sweet and sour tarts, however it lacks some of the …

2009 vintage

A touch oaky at first in a cedary fashion, but I've had worse from Bouchard. Eventually the fruit does seem to absorb it. The problem is that the wine is totally anonymous. I'm not sure I would even have been able to ID it as pinot noir in a blind setting.

2009 vintage

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