2022 Domaine Marquis d'Angerville Volnay Les Taillepieds 1er Cru

Tank sample. Bright, pale crimson. Quite a charmer on the nose. Settled and welcoming. Already there’s an impression of broad and evolved fruit on the palate. But then the undertow of tannins catches up with you … So you could enjoy it pretty soon, but perhaps you shouldn’t. Reverberant finish. This is pinging, bouncing around my palate like a billiard ball. Difficult to suggest a drinking date but assuming it doesn’t close down … (JR)

The 2022 Volnay 1er Cru Taillepieds is terrific, unwinding in the glass with aromas of dark berries, cherries and plums mingled with notions of rose petals, sweet soil tones and spices. Medium to full-bodied, deep and elegantly muscular, with a sweet core of fruit and youthfully assertive tannins, it will require but also reward patience.