Jules Gautret VS Cognac
Brandy: Cognac
From: Petite Champagne
House: Jules Gautret
Style: Blend
Colour: Dark gold
ABV: 40%
N: raisins, soy sauce, nail varnish, cloves, lemon zest.
M: light body, slippery, loosens, cool.
T: bitter sour. Lemon zest, pear drops, brown paper, white grapes, hints of cookie dough.
F: short. Fresh baked bread, soy sauce, white grapes, sultanas, vanilla.
Comments:
This brandy is marked VS, and it's about 2 years old. I've not had many this young, and I don't think I will going forward. There's a balanced quality to aged spirits, something very pleasant and mellow, like time somehow melds the flavour notes together, rounding off all the harsh edges and making them fit more harmoniously.
Instead, this brandy is unbalanced, lots of flavour notes that clash, one on top of the other. It's a little confusing. However, all the components of a great spirit are there - the fruit, the texture, the spice - and it just needs some time to come together.
Verdict:
Not bad.
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