Coop S.

Avis écrits : 2 (see reviews)

Note moyenne attribuée : 84

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THé PêCHE!

Recommended 80 /100

NOSE : Armagnac - rustic, French oak, tannins, but not a monster. (Not on the nose.)

Refined rancio. Cassis / black currant. Unripe peaches. Marzipan. Soft vanilla. Banana. Lime and kiwis ( often present for me in older Cognacs, and always in Armagnac ). Strawberry note, raspberries, very ripe, wild strawberries. Sweet peppermint, mint leaves. Mango. Cola cubes. Honey melon. Canned cocktail cherries. Tangerine peels and orange oil. White grapes. Marguerite daisies. Molasses, very faintly. Red licorice note. Pineapple. Papaya juice.

CONCENTRATED fruit - like walking into a TEA SHOP. Positively delightful.
( Very zesty with a sprinkle of water. )

The cola candies, vanilla and fresh sweet fruits come to the fore as the *eau* slowly aerates in the glass.

( And is that an *suggestión* of leather and furniture polish, ha - ha. I am indeed pleased to say that the lacquer-y side of rancio is somewhat less prominent here than I expected (and I will say dreaded) from a bottling of this age ).

Chocolate milk mix powder in the empty glass. Some spice. Figs and dates.
Fennel and powdered black licorice candies.


MOUTH : The first pours do have a distinct oaky astringency to them. The palate early on is, without exaggeration, extreme. This is is mitigated as you let the bottle sit, but it takes a great deal of time: seven months and half the bottle down in my case before this opened up properly. It was at that point even sweet, with lovely vanilla and very rich fruitiness.

Nettles. Black currants. Sour mango. Red licorice. Cola gummies.
White grapes. Lemons. Lime peels. Kiwi. Assorted tropical fruit juices. Zesty.
Pomegranate. Carnation. Caraway seeds. Ginger and white pepper. Touch of cardamon.
Lingering black currants, lime, nettle, mango flesh, kiwi, and hint of vanilla pod on the finish. Finish is long.
Floral intensity.

My score is a very solid 80 for the first half year - 91 with six to eight months of thorough aeration.