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| Hello, that is one among our (nearly) day by day tastings. Santé! |
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October 31, 2021
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Just a few French brandies as soon as extra
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Naturally, that might be cognacs and armagnacs, this time indistinctively (for extra enjoyable).
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| Louis-Phillipe, final king of France (1773-1850) -> |
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Baron de Sigognac ‘Grand XO Platinum’ (40%, OB, armagnac, +/-2020) 
A quite massive model. Each the phrase ‘Platinum’ and the low energy are just a little scary, however as we typically say, let’s hold an open thoughts. What’s extra, these armagnacs are very pretty priced. I’d add that inside French literature, the Baron de Sigognac is a form of Don Quixote. Color: mild gold. Nostril: it’s a very fragrant one, with beautiful whiffs of williams pears, sultanas, dates, with notes of chamomile and a wee bag of liquorice allsorts. I am additionally reminded of each some gewurzes and viogniers. What we used to name a ‘attractive nostril’, B.M. (that is earlier than Murray). Mouth: hey It is nearly as mild as an excellent pineau des Charentes, which signifies that you might effectively quaff a bottle with out even noticing. Now it’s mild however completely not ‘weak’ or ‘flat’. Superb, very straightforward, with many fruits complemented with touches of mint and liquorice. As we typically say, it positive is ‘dangerously drinkable’. End: not too brief, contemporary, fruity, very nice. Feedback: a wee armagnac for Balblair followers, I’d say. Very effectively made – now I might love to have the ability to do that at 45% vol.
SGP:640 – 85 factors. |
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Dartigalongue ‘Cuvée Louis-Philippe’ (42%, Bas-armagnac, 2018) 
This cuvée was composed to have a good time the home Dartigalongue’s one hundred and eightieth anniversary, again in 2018. It’s a mix of the 1979, 1983, 1986, 1992, and 1994 vintages. As for Louis-Philippe, he was the final king of France and the one one from the ‘Orléans’ department. He reigned till 1848 however by no means bought his head cut-off. Phew. Color: reddish amber. Nostril: stewed fruits plus sandal and cedar woods. Raisins, overripe peaches, whiffs of peonies, cooked wine (or ueber-echelon sangria), dried figs, rosehip tea. A field of Cedros (if that rings a bell). Mouth: a bit on the woody facet at first however liquorice and stewed peaches and apricots are quickly to return to the rescue. Chestnut and heather honeys too, along with some chocolate. Simply very excellent. End: medium, very ‘stewed’, with liquorice and raspberry ganache within the aftertaste. Peach pie. Feedback: a wonderful cuvée, very completely different from each the home’s ‘age-stated’ cuvées and most of their vintages, which I discover just a little extra ‘trendy’, in the perfect sense of that phrase. Virtually a bottle in your museum.
SGP:551 – 88 factors. |
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Château de Lacquy 2001 ‘Colombard 100%’ (46%, OB, Bas-armagnac, cask #144, 474 bottles, +/-2021)
We have already tried fairly a number of very good armagnacs by Château de Lacquy throughout the final weeks. Color: darkish amber. Nostril: a really peculiar, unusually earthy nostril, very rustic in an excellent method, with whiffs of cellulosic varnish, inexperienced pears, menthol, contemporary putty, burning pinewood, sauna oils, propolis… Tends to grow to be nearly terpenic. Mouth: yess, like it. Rustic certainly, as nearly all Scottish malt whiskies are as effectively (in any case). Barbecued marshmallows, fir honey, cough drugs, gritty inexperienced teas, liquorice wooden, oils and waxes, embrocations… I say this will need to have been made by druids! Love this model, it’s some armagnac in your finest hipflask. End: quite lengthy, simply as rustic, with fruit peelings, uncooked liquorice and propolis, and any Pu-ehr tea’s first waters. As I mentioned, rustic. Feedback: numerous motion on this rawish middle-aged colombard, I am definitely a fan.
SGP:461 – 87 factors. |
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Jean-Luc Pasquet ‘Lot 83’ (50.7%, OB for Spiritus, Petite Champagne, 120 bottles, 2021)
Certainly, cognac this time. Not too positive about who these effective individuals known as ‘Spiritus’ are, however what I do know is that they have good tastes. Wait, the Belgians once more? Color: pink amber. Nostril: an ultra-fresh damsony, sultana-y begin, with admirable notes of quince jelly (I might kill a military for quince jelly) and, effectively, simply quince jelly. With water: patchouli and powerful lime tea, Barbour grease, then cedar wooden, humidor, resins… It bought greener and drier. Mouth (neat): a tighter oakiness now, some mint, resins, espresso dregs, black propolis… I suppose water is required. With water: will get actually dry, inexperienced, tea-ish, resinous. Maintain your first pipette within the drawer, water’s superfluous right here. End: beautiful and ‘nervous’ when undiluted, just a little inexperienced and drying when not. Feedback: this child would not swim too effectively, in my humble opinion. Glorious for positive, however just a little difficult right here and there, whereas the quinces are inclined to lose floor. Nonetheless, upper-first-quartile cognac, and simply.
SGP:461 – 85 factors. |
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Domaine de Baraillon 1989/2021 ‘Folle Blanche 100%’ (44.9%, OB for Genuine Spirits, Bas-armagnac, 288 bottles) 
Baraillon with a state-of-the-art up to date label? Why not a microchip with immersive 3D expertise pushed by synthetic intelligence, whereas they’re at it? Platinum flakes? T-shirts? Confetti? Coupons? Anyway, that is pure folle blanche and no-one’s ever gonna take that away…. Color: amber. Nostril: pure spirity metanoia. Baraillon, Neisson, Springbank, Equipo Navazos. Grand cru chocolate, white truffle, outdated Montecristo, all earths and all teas. Mouth: oranges, cane juice, raisins, pu-her, Assam, Cuban cigars, blackest currants, blackest honeys, espresso. End: lengthy, bone-dry, mentholy, resinous, nearly impolite and tough. Feedback: robust child and that is precisely what we get pleasure from right here. This ‘meta’ facet. Extra folle blanche than armagnac – figuring out what I am making an attempt to say right here. Nice robust boy.
SGP:362 – 90 factors. |
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Hermitage ‘Chez Richon’ 1987 (47%, OB, Grande champagne, +/-2020)
Likely juice from Michel Forgeron’s. Do not good seed make a great crop? Color: gold. Nostril: love this, completely. Bouillons, rooster soup, truffles, outdated Meursault, butter, morels… That is extra tertiary than the Holy Trinity, if you happen to ask me. Sufficient mentioned. Mouth: probably the shortest tasting notice ever. Black oak, black tea, menthol, liquorice wooden, Seville oranges. Arduous, tight, and good if just a little excessive. End: lengthy, drying, oaky, mentholy. Feedback: the higher facet of oak juice. Critically, I like this lots, however it’s the preventing facet of cognac. Oak-driven cognac.
SGP:471 – 86 factors. |
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Jean Fillioux Domaine de la Pouyade ‘Lot 65’ (47%, Malternative Belgium, 112 bottles)
This one’s nicknamed ‘Avec Attract’, which I can solely applaud, even when, or maybe as a result of that is an expression that might quite be associated to la cavalerie. Or polka. Color: deep reddish amber. Nostril: as soon as once more, an oaky cognac. Now it is to be mentioned that brandies take oak higher than malt, probably as a result of the unique supplies are a lot richer. Stewed rose petals plus sandalwood, patchouli, potpourri, incense, damp peat (no smoke right here), tobacco, cherry-flavoured tobacco (I used to smoke Borkum Riff forty years in the past)… Mouth: hawthorn tea and mint, stewed damsons, menthol-fuelled liquorice lozenges, eucalyptus drops (Pulmoll)… Excessive powers right here, devilish embrocations, divine ointments, shamanistic oils… End: lengthy, drier, quite gritty. Runs you off the street now. Feedback: 1965, that is the Yardbirds! Love this one, it is simply gone a wee tad excessive in my view, and misplaced just a little fruitiness. Nah, it bought dry.
SGP:372 – 89 factors. |
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Good, we might do a Grosperrin after which name this a session.
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Fins Bois N°58 (44.5%, Jean Grosperrin, L844, +/-2020)
Cutting-edge, small-domain cognac by people busier with sourcing nice casks than with caring for ‘advertising’. Naturally, advertising sucks and is solely for utter losers. Oh and in 1958, the Miles Davis Sextet recorded some beautiful tracks on the Newport Jazz Pageant. Lengthy story brief, this must be artwork, not advertising. Color: deep amber. Nostril: it’s mentioned that the ‘Bois’ (whether or not fins, bons or ordinaires) are extra rustic, or say pedestrian than the Champagnes or Borderies. Not too positive about that however it’s true that this one’s comparatively grassy, easy and even humble regardless of its 60+ years of age. We’re quite reminded of some form of effective de Bourgogne or de Jura. Stems, lees, leaves, teas, peach leaves, peppermint… Nicely, Miles Davis or not Miles Davis, the jury’s nonetheless out I’d say. Mouth: some mental cognac from the countryside. Tough, rustic, grassy, philosophical, considerably timeless and quite just a little ‘mundane’, in the perfect sense of that phrase. End: lengthy, grassy. A bit of cleaning soap within the aftertaste (maybe). Feedback: I am not too positive. There is a easy ‘marc de pinot noir’ facet to this quite rural outdated distillate. I feel I am just a little misplaced, we’ll have extra sensible outdated Grosperrins subsequent time.
SGP:461 – 85 factors. |
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