Fredybeans

9.0

Robe rubis fonce
Nez garrigue olive noire
Bouche fraîche ample note de fruit à l eau de vie
Finale chauffant
— 5 years ago

MaJ CappS

9.6

Blown away.
Delightful herbal aromatics , and when paired with your favorite tonic, a kafir lime kind of thing cones out and really graces the tongue.
Hard to find outside of España. If you do, grab a few! A cult gin from Mahon in Menorca, Xoriguer is one of the only gins in the world (alongside Plymouth) to have a geographical indication, Gin de Menorca. Gin has been made on Menorca since the 18th century British occupation and Xoriguer commands a devoted following of happy travellers. Unusually, Xoriguer is made in wood-fired pot stills from distilled wine (eau-de-vie) rather than the more usual grain-based distillate, and is rested in oak barrels before bottling. — 6 years ago

Fredybeans

9.0

Pourpre
Nez vanille mine de crayon fruit noir
Bouche épaisse suave avec une belle densité
Milieu de bouche charnu et ample
Finale gourmande avec des fruits à l eau de vie et des fruits noirs Toujours debout
— 7 years ago

JB RAY

9.2

De l eau de roche — 7 years ago

Tommy Fogarty

Owner Thomas Fogarty Winery

9.3

Singularly excellent grappa aged in Madeira barrels. — 8 years ago

Lewis Chester

9.7

Richard Hennessy. Pre-1875 Eau de Vie from Folles Blanches. Dark amber hue. Bright and starry. Savoury, white pepper, cedar wood, raisin, dried fig, coffee bean. Very complex. On the palate, medium alcohol - integrated and surprisingly soft. Medium minus body. High concentration of flavour. Great length. Special. Not the same character of the 1910, 1965 or the 1947 casks tasted earlier today. But clearly a step up from the Paradis Imperial. — 8 years ago

Maxence Guilluy

9.6

Thin, peer, smooth, rond! Wow!! — 9 years ago

Tawnya Walsh

9.9

Wow! Yes and yes! Limited stock...we had done a tasting at this winery and absolutely loved it! Definitely wish we would’ve bought a case of this one 🍷🍷 beautiful berries on the nose...full bodied...BC VQA 👌🏻perfect glass!! — 5 years ago

with Lorraine

MaJ CappS

9.1

An enormous nose of pepper - like Chilean Merquen..

Pepper stalk, earth, tamarind, Eau du vegetable garden, cocoa nibs.
Medium bodied with a full mouthfeel.
Smuggled back from “The Santiago Wine Club” in Chile. — 6 years ago

Stanley Lipkin

8.9

Pure fruit, too young — 7 years ago

Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.3

My previous notes are listed with a click on the photo & a short scroll. I opened this bottle four hours ago. It tasted past it’s prime from the bottle we had several weeks ago. This bottle showed lots of figs, dates, prunes & Eau de Vie Brandy/Cognac. It took four hours open in bottle to get back to my previous notes that I made nearly two months ago. Now, it’s beautiful dark, rich, beautiful Cabernet. If your well stored 87 BV Rutherford tastes over the hill upon opening, I wouldn’t decant it...that would be too much air for this bottling. I would open the bottle for an hour and let it stand. Then, pour into a glass for fifteen to twenty minutes and serve. It recovers magnificently. Deliciously perfect after nearly 30 years in the bottle. For the two of us, our last pour tastes like our previous bottle did after four hours being open in bottle. A splendid recent purchase for less than $50. — 7 years ago

Andrew Keenan

9.4

NV. Outstanding. — 8 years ago

David J. H. Ruiz

9.5

7/18/2016: Colmar Famille — 9 years ago

Eric L

9.5

Very light and dry, not too fruity. Great Rose — 6 years ago

EatSommThings (Jimmy)

9.3

Warm Anjou pear with that warms you inside. — 6 years ago

Jay Kline

9.7

Started off NYE with this gem made from a blend of eau de vies, some dating back to the 1880’s. Only 10 barrels out of 10,000 get selected for this bottling. The quality is obvious. This was just busting at the seams with character. First off, you don’t want to stop smelling it. It’s nearly intoxicating in its sexiness. But the best was yet to come. The way this hits the palate is unlike any other brandy I have ever encountered. The attack was bright and almost white wine-like giving this some lift, it’s just something that I’ve never experienced in a brandy before. From there, it coats the mouth with luxurious candied nuts, vanilla, and baking spices. The finish is mind blowing. Not only is it impossibly long, the delivery is as smooth as any spirit I have ever tasted. No heat what so ever. Way too easy to drink. Worth the price? That’s really hard to say but it has certainly spoiled me. A new benchmark for sure. — 7 years ago

Fredybeans

9.3

Ouvert 6h
Rubis a noire
Nez de cerise confite prune épicé ciste
Bouche ample alcoolisé un peu confite mais matière fabuleuse texture pleine et velouté et finale avec de fruit à l eau de vie et notes amers fabuleuse longueur sur le chocolat amer et la réglisse
Un des plus grand de rasteau
Très jeune réserve incroyable — 7 years ago

Dan Marchand

9.3

Ate with sushi and it is delicious! Nice smooth taste and great plum notes. — 8 years ago

Kapyrick Wine

9.2

V16. Very, very good. Fragrant, peach and floral nose. Pear, stone fruit and Meyer lemon fruit. Creamy, flinty finish. Enjoyable. — 8 years ago

David J. H. Ruiz

10

7/17/2016: Famille Colmar — 9 years ago