Taylor C.

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Biogrāfija:

French wine, and the concept of terroir, captured my interest early on. Naturally, curiosity took me to spirits, in particular Cognac. Today I'm proud to be a member of the Cognac Expert team managing B2B projects, working on Cognac Expert Originals, and writing bottle reviews for the English Blog. I love to taste anything and everything - rum/rhum, whisky(ey), Armagnac, etc. - but no other spirit grabs my attention quite like Cognac, and all of its subtleties and nuance. Santé !

Conte & Filles XXO

Ļoti ieteicams 87 /100

Nose: Mirabelle plums (easily France's greatest plum), other yellow plums, a splash of lemony citrus, ginger, miel de citronnier. With time in the glass a touch of vanilla enters the scene along with mushy banana puree. The fruitiness is immense, and it straddles the line between fresh fruit and stewed fruit really nicely. It is a bright nose that evokes a strong sense of purity. And finally, its relative youth remains faithful to the distillate - no oak masking here.

Palate: Fresh and fruity. Mirabelle plum jam, lemon, sungold kiwi, stewed pear. Miel de citronnier. On first pour there is an interesting grassiness to it, which diminishes with time leaving room for a vanilla note to appear and adds a touch of gourmandise. After a good 30 minutes in the glass, a note of mushy crushed banana appears; I actually imagined for a second Gerber banana baby food - maybe I'm dreaming. There is a dusting of spices, but only a tiny dusting. The 40% abv tempers the youthfulness of the spirit. Good density. The same sense of purity from the nose carries over to the palate.

Finish: Short to medium. Slightly bitter note. Fresh/stewed fruits slowly fade away.

Lovely Cognac. A very welcomed break from more spice-laden, rancio, mature Cognacs. Keep in mind, I generally prefer younger fresher Cognacs.

I'd also add this tiptoes close to malternative territory. This could indeed make for some interesting side-by-side tastings with some similarly aged malt whiskies.

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Augļi 8/10

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