John Willison

9.0

Burgundian. Cherries and peat moss. Sense of place. — 3 years ago

Paul T HB

9.5

Not a Rose’ Retailer notes, Blend of 35-50 year old cognac One of the best Cognacs ever to hit K&L, the Navarre Veille Reserve is the pride and joy of importer and K&L friend Nicolas Palazzi, the man behind the K&L Faultline Cognac and Guillon Painturaud expressions. Nicolas has told me time and time again that of all the brandies in his stellar lineup of grower-producer spirits, the Navarre fills him with the most pride. That's probably because it tastes so damn good. Jacky Navarre is one of the last purists among the artisan cognac distillers. The fourth generation of cognac makers in his family, located in Gondeville since 1811, he takes care of his small Grande Champagne estate with a very basic rule, "Let nature do most of the work." With the exception of an ultra-rare, impossible-to-get aged release, Navarre only makes one Cognac expression - the Vieille Reserve. It's made with 100% Ugni Blanc, and Jacky distills the brandy on the lees. The brandy sees no sugar, caramel or boise, and no water is added at the end. The natural 45% cask strength is achieved through evaporation! There are few other Cognac producers who take such care with their product and the attention to detail shows through in the flavor. The flavors of the grape are not overpowered by caramel or nougat, but are allowed to shine alongside supple vanilla. The finish is incredibly rich and wonderful, loaded with barrel spice and toasted nuts, but delicate and almost haunting in its litheness. Amazing in every way.
— 5 years ago

Hanibal

8.9

Quite a disappointing showing. While the wine had nice complexity the alcohol level was too pronounced. I assume this was chaptilized for the alcohol to show up this much for a 2011 vintage. Loved this producer's 1er cru champonnets Gevrey bottling but for a grand cru level this is not up to snuff. — 5 years ago

Steve Rura

9.1

At least 15 years of age on this VSOP from a family-owned producer. 40% abv. Very fragrant scotch-like vanilla oak and dried fruit. Complex and spicy finish. Goes well with dates and salted almonds as a digestif. Sipping it neat by a Christmas tree, but it also really wakes up with an ice cube🎄 Not Henny! 🙌 — 5 years ago

Dr Bob

9.2

Wonderful nose....explosively aromatic. Perfume and bright red fruit. Taste on par with nose, but wine was thin and a little too acidic. But definitely worth it for the olfactory experience alone!! — 6 years ago

Sarah Smith

9.3

At Tastings in Charlottesville. Opened up a lot in 5+ min. — 8 years ago

with Russell

Alvaro Bustillos

9.2

Mem y pati jinich — 4 years ago

Hanibal

9.3

Again another great bottle....my stash is dwindling and i am sad this is one of the best QPR burgundian wine i have ever bought — 5 years ago

Lauren

9.0

V drinkable — 5 years ago

Hanibal

9.3

Beautifully made — 5 years ago

Jeremiah Allen

9.3

Top notch 😋 — 6 years ago

Melonie Marie

9.0

Needs more time in the bottle — 6 years ago

Barny

9.4

Wahnsinn was einen da aus dem Glas anspringt, sehr geil , danach folgt ein Maul voll Pinot, Mega PLV für Burgund, bin begeistert 😋😍👍🍷 — 7 years ago

Eli Barton

8.9

This was interesting. It was a little ripe for my taste, quite fruity, decent tannins, but seemed to fall off from the mid palate on. — 4 years ago

with Jennifer

Reem Hafez

9.0

Light. Summer wine. Nice chilled. — 5 years ago

Tom Casagrande

9.1

Loads of lively, crunchy cherry fruit, a wisp of cinnamon, crushed stone. Intensely concentrated flavors in the mouth. Cherry, licorice, savory minerals. Medium acids. Relatively full body. Lots of character. — 5 years ago

Charlie Tapp

9.5

Precisely what burgundy should be. Length for days. Black cherry soda, mushroom, ham and black tea. — 5 years ago

Trevor Maskell

9.1

2005. Still so young! What an amazing vintage this is. So fragrant, underlying spicy oak. Great structure. Village Chambolle at its best. — 6 years ago

Boxer Briefs

10

A lot of oak, fruit tannin, flowers, RIPE fruit. It has A LOT of everything. It works. This wine is really good, going to age for a REALLY long time. — 6 years ago

Nate Lane

9.0

Clean and fresh. I like it. Dangerous, though, because it’s so easy to lose track of your sips. — 6 years ago

with Karalyn