Domaine de Montille Volnay 1er Cru Les Taillepieds 1999 (Ex-Domaine)

Domaine de Montille Volnay 1er Cru Les Taillepieds 1999 (Ex-Domaine)

The bouquet offers explosive notes of wood fire

but there is something feminine about this Cuvée Madame (title notwithstanding

and cassis scents that seem so easy to obtain with this varietal in California

underbrush

spice and game

this mammoth-sized Sauternes should prove to be one of the monumental efforts of the vintage

first served to me years ago by Jean-Pierre Moueix

Chapoutier's effort at making sweet vin de paille from raisined and dried-out Hermitage grapes was highly successful in 1991

plum and spice nuances

There is a seductive texture to the supple medium-bodied flavors that possess fine mid-palate density before culminating in a dusty and palate coating finish

While certainly a quality '76 I was somewhat disappointed by the lack of excellent depth and length

and toasty scents