Eric Tan

9.5

Strong and spicy and deep and complex. It is fruitier and more aromatic than scotch but also more elegant. Not sure Id pay hundreds for a bottle. Fruity palate with prunes, Corinth raisins and sticky toffee pudding. Palate: Dark chocolate and over-ripe plums. A little sultana character, cocoa butter and spice. Finish: SPICY, vanilla-led finish with all kinds of dark fruits. Hennessy XO if you want something stronger and dynamic; Remy Martin XO if you want a smooth and mellow ride. — a month ago

K J

9.7

Great dessert wine. Mix of port and cognac Sweet cognac — 10 months ago

Veronika Khu

9.2

Like a hurricane — 4 years ago

David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.4

More advanced than other 97’s I’ve had. Still grit with flowers. Always get a touch of Cognac from the mid 90’s BV Tapestry’s. Less on the 97. Beautiful, ripe, foral fruits with spice, barrel toast with evolution & integration. Incredible structure, balance. Violets for days. Still has 5-8 years.

This bottle on auction are more advanced than my bottles or others bought at auction. This is just around it’s precipice where other bottles I’ve had required more time. Another 8 years. This is more within 3 years. I would add that a 1997 94 points rating greatly over shadows a young(ish) vintage of the same. Just gets better and better with each sip.

1997 the vintage of our modern times. This wine was about $25 on release, give or take. Today, it drinks like a $100 plus bottle of Napa Cabernet. — 4 months ago

Meg Herring

9.2

Plum, sultana, cedar, vanilla. Reminder to myself fo drink more cognac! — 3 years ago

Hayden B. Oothout

9.2

Exceptional cognac. I have had Louis XIII and this is comparable. Made by the same house (and served in the same glass). This is a cognac for people that love cognac, refined and delicate with a strong backbone. Beautiful! — 4 years ago

David Kline

9.7

Almond and hazelnut turn to candied orange and lemon peels and oils with sweet tobacco, oak and sesame, caramel and pistachio, on the palate, light pepper and Connecticut tobacco, hazelnut, lemon essence with tangerine oils shape into orange oil. — 5 months ago

Jason Sliwa

9.3

Wonderful end to a wonderful meal. — 6 months ago

Alvaro Bustillos

9.7

Cumple ximena
9/16
Cafe central — 3 years ago

Kurt Winrich

8.9

Had this in a Sazerac; smooth, maple syrup on the nose, made the Sazerac smoother than the rye whiskey version. — 5 years ago

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