John Bratincevic

9.7

My favorite brandy house, but I’ve never tried this expression.


Nose: tropical fruits - papaya? Banana? Nuts - almonds, peanuts, peanut brittle. Intense baking spices - allspice, cinnamon, clove, black pepper. Salted caramel, toffee. Light roast coffee. Bitter chocolate. Boozy vanilla extract. Yum.

Taste: marvelous. A little lighter bodied than the 25 year (from what I recall), but all the same bitter chocolate and salty caramel and old varnished wood - and tobacco. And hot spices. And charred, caramelized orange? Yowzah. Top tier. I’ll have to directly compare to my 25 year and 30 years…but this is remarkable. 97. — 9 days ago

Karen Tripson

9.2

Wow. Live this. Thx to Loursine seattle. — 11 days ago

Ray Vanderhoff

9.1

Tannat (80%)/Cabernet Franc (20%) blend. Deep purple color. Dark black fruit aromas and flavors. Hints of smoke and oak. Just a bit of a green note but it incorporates beautifully. Nicely structured, as the Tannat was not over extracted. Tannins are present but not overly grippy. Alcohol is also reasonable at 13.5%. This wine has benefited from aging. Thank You Ron B. — 22 days ago

Daron Watson

9.4

caramel & hint of butterscotch ~ nutmeg & star anise ~ orange zest ~ finish of white flower petals ~ bottled October 1983 — 19 days ago

Adam Beasley

9.0

Earthy with stewed black and red fruits. Soft, resolved tannins, and nice balance. — 9 days ago

KA

9.3

1975 and it’s amazing — 4 days ago

John Wagner

9.3

Full bodied without bite. For the price it's hard to beat. — 21 hours ago

Jennifer

8.9

Great wine and wonderful price. — 22 days ago

Chris N

9.2

S&C from Sainsburys- nice drop - good zing then a light Italian-esq mellow finish. — 21 days ago

Emily Kresie-Harrington

8.9

2020 vintage. Relatively full-bodied for the type. Really ripe strawberries, stewed cherries, raspberry, bit of phenolic bitterness, lemon pith, rocks, little herbal thing going on. — 16 days ago