2000 Volnay Les Taillepieds 1er Cru

Wine Details
Place of Origin

France

Volnay

Burgundy

Color

Red

Grape/Blend

Pinot Noir

Reviews & Tasting Notes

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Drinking Window

2019 - 2033

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Jacques d'Angerville reported that he lost 60% of his crop across his Volnay appellations in 2001: for example, he has just 11 barrels of Volnay Taillepieds in 2001, compared to 24 in 2002. The hail in 2001 not only reduced the crop but also damaged the wood of the vines, which affected the ripening of the grapes and even had a lingering effect on crop levels the following year. D'Angerville did very little pigeage for fear of getting a taste of hail. He describes his 2000s as "supple and nicely balanced but not without spine."

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"Not as structured as the 1999s but agreeable wines, to drink in five or six years," says Jacques d'Angerville of his 2000s. Grape sugars were in the 12.6 to 12.7% range, as in '99, but the acidity level was lower. Yields were actually a bit lower in 2000 (42, vs 45 in '99), but the '99s here are richer and deeper.