Bitouzet Prieur, Volnay Taillepieds

Bitouzet Prieur, Volnay TaillepiedsHere there is enough reduction to overshadow the underlying fruit so if you are tempted to try a bottle young in the interest of curiosity, be sure to give it some air first. Otherwise there is a bit more volume, and markedly more minerality, to the almost painfully intense flavors that exhibit focused power on the dusty, firmly austere and even more compact finish that delivers very fine length. As is usually the case with this wine, I would strongly

As Soter remarked while we tasted this

This is an impressive set of wines from Giampaolo Pira

tightly wound and dry finish is like rolling small stone around in the mouth and this is textbook Perrières

Full-bodied

the sauvage and humus

Whoa—the nose explodes with a vast array of black fruit preserves and savory nuances

On my last tastes of each

it is an extraordinary effort that offers the essence of graphite

(from 50+ year old vines vinified with 40% stems)

round and delicious middle weight flavors possess lovely complexity on the sappy and persistent finish

The 2014 Gattinara Molsino is shy and introverted in its first impression

This vintage is especially sophisticated and fine