Bitouzet-Prieur, Volnay 1er Cru Taillepieds, 2010 so032425 produttori 2020s cru offer granite-cut Syrah at a working-week

granite-cut Syrah at a working-week price

energetic and expansive palette etched with flavors of roasted almond

but also polish—a wine that's imposing but not austere

Old-vine Muscadet from one of the appellation's standard-bearers

Bitouzet-Prieur, Volnay 1er Cru Taillepieds, 2010 so032425 produttori 2020s cru offer granite-cut Syrah at a working-weekTaillepieds is one of Volnay's finest premier crus, and Bitouzet Prieur long a Rosenthal staple since 1978 farms it for the kind of perfumed, mineral, ageworthy Pinot the appellation is famous for. The name means roughly "cut feet," a nod to the steep, stony slope of limestone and active marl that gives these wines their tension and lift. The 2010 vintage is a benchmark for the Cote de Beaune: classically structured, beautifully balanced reds built to