Taillepieds means "foot-cutter," after the sharp-edged stones that cover this Volnay 1er Cru and wore out the vignerons' shoes in no time. The d'Angervilles rate it a touch more complete and powerful than their Champans or Caillerets. Their 1.07-hectare parcel sits at the very top of the village's south hill, with only a strip of village-level Volnay between it and the woods. The soil is poor, whitish and rocky, and the family credits the steep slope, the thin soil and the especially sunny exposure for the wine's finesse and elegance. The family also says the height makes Taillepieds more serious and reserved in its youth, and that it often needs longer in bottle before the bouquet opens up. Put that site in a warm, generous year like 2018 and you get a high, stony, reserved climat working with plenty of sun, which is exactly why it's worth tracking down. Guillaume d'Angerville has run the domaine since his father Jacques died in 2003, and the vineyards have been fully biodynamic since 2009. One for the history buffs: Taillepieds was once among the parcels that made up the Dukes of Burgundy's vineyard around Clos des Ducs.