Max O.
Reviews written: 6
Average Score given: 89
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From a different world
The nose is deep and very old, wow. But fresh? Really 140+ years? Well certainly from a different era. Rancio, dried fig, a little candied citrus peel, something almost savory underneath, like old wood and dried flowers pressed together for decades. The palate surprises: still some body, more ...
Woah, you can tell it is old.
Apparently distilled in 1906, when it was put in Dame Jeanne.. unclear! Apparently around beginning of the millenium. So the taste: On the nose, the Borderies speaks first I wrote down: dried violet, walnut, a touch of beeswax (?), some rancio creeps in, carefully, like slightly aged mushroom, o...
Really love this 53 year old Fins Bois
Honestly this is a great, old value-for-money Cognac. The nose is rich, the body is very balanced. It is 40% so do not expect crazy intense character, if you're looking for a balanced single-cask single vintage Cognac, that is really pretty old, here you go.