EarthQuake Posted November 2, 2018 Share Posted November 2, 2018 6 hours ago, BigPapa said: Nancy is the Viognier very easy to find for a guy in Minnesota? I ordered it from the store that Nancy linked on the last page. https://caddellwilliams.com/old-rare/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiskeyBlender Posted November 2, 2018 Share Posted November 2, 2018 On 10/31/2018 at 5:23 PM, EarthQuake said: @WhiskeyBlender Okay great thanks, I may just have to get the Busca for myself for Christmas. I got the Viognier last week and have had a few glasses so far. If someone gave me this without knowing what it was I would guess it's a nice Armaganc. This is really well done. I haven't gotten the peach but I'll keep looking for it. Getting some red fruits (cherry?), something floral and some burnt caramel on the end. It's somehow delicate and intense. Intensely delicate? Thanks again for the recommendation, I'll make a mental note to try more GR releases when I see them. @EarthQuake, where did you find the Viognier? At any rate, your description is spot on as "delicate and intense" or "intensely delicate." May I borrow that? @BigPapa, I'm not sure where EarthQuake got his bottle, but I know for sure that you can find it at Caddell & Williams (caddellwilliams.com). Look under "Old & Rare," and it should be near the bottom of the page. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevinbrink Posted November 2, 2018 Share Posted November 2, 2018 OK folks a store I rarely frequent has a large selection of Vaghi/Baron de Sigognac vintages anyone have any insight/opinions on the producer, some are priced exceedingly well compared to other similarly aged Armagnacs so I've been fairly tempted to spring for one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiskeyBlender Posted November 2, 2018 Share Posted November 2, 2018 7 hours ago, kevinbrink said: OK folks a store I rarely frequent has a large selection of Vaghi/Baron de Sigognac vintages anyone have any insight/opinions on the producer, some are priced exceedingly well compared to other similarly aged Armagnacs so I've been fairly tempted to spring for one. @kevinbrink, yes, I know that one. This is a negociant, but not anywhere near the quality of a house like Darroze. The vintages and blends I know tend to be very "mushroomy" on the nose and palate. Even though the price is probably pretty nice, this is one I would advise to not buy and save your money for something much better. Just my 2 cents! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevinbrink Posted November 2, 2018 Share Posted November 2, 2018 11 minutes ago, WhiskeyBlender said: @kevinbrink, yes, I know that one. This is a negociant, but not anywhere near the quality of a house like Darroze. The vintages and blends I know tend to be very "mushroomy" on the nose and palate. Even though the price is probably pretty nice, this is one I would advise to not buy and save your money for something much better. Just my 2 cents! Thanks Nancy, appreciate the info as always, I owe you a few drinks if you ever find yourself in NY/NJ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiskeyBlender Posted November 2, 2018 Share Posted November 2, 2018 5 minutes ago, kevinbrink said: Thanks Nancy, appreciate the info as always, I owe you a few drinks if you ever find yourself in NY/NJ! Watch out @kevinbrink, I'll take you up on that one when I'm next in that area! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigPapa Posted November 2, 2018 Share Posted November 2, 2018 Thanks Nancy, appreciate the info as always, I owe you a few drinks if you ever find yourself in NY/NJ!Love the great info!!!!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EarthQuake Posted November 6, 2018 Share Posted November 6, 2018 On 11/2/2018 at 9:20 AM, WhiskeyBlender said: @EarthQuake, where did you find the Viognier? At any rate, your description is spot on as "delicate and intense" or "intensely delicate." May I borrow that? @BigPapa, I'm not sure where EarthQuake got his bottle, but I know for sure that you can find it at Caddell & Williams (caddellwilliams.com). Look under "Old & Rare," and it should be near the bottom of the page. Certainly, but I borrowed it from Ardbeg. Their latest Grooves release listed "intensely mellow" in the description, which I thought was rather silly until I tried it and understood. Also yeah, I got mine from Caddell & Williams. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jshleffar Posted November 7, 2018 Share Posted November 7, 2018 On 11/5/2018 at 9:24 PM, EarthQuake said: Certainly, but I borrowed it from Ardbeg. Their latest Grooves release listed "intensely mellow" in the description, which I thought was rather silly until I tried it and understood. Also yeah, I got mine from Caddell & Williams. I recently borrowed a pretty good wake up headache from Ardbeg... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jshleffar Posted November 8, 2018 Share Posted November 8, 2018 A series of L'Encatada just showed up at a local place, any great insights available from a comparative standpoint? 35 year del Cassou, highest cost at 140 30 year del Cassou 27 year Domaine la Parre, cheapest at 90 20 year Bellair Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevinbrink Posted November 9, 2018 Share Posted November 9, 2018 I'm still shopping for "values" while I get my feet wet with Armangac and this seemed to be a pretty great deal at $80 based on reviews and a mention of the producer by Nancy. This is quite enjoyable looking forward to spending more time with it. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiskeyBlender Posted November 9, 2018 Share Posted November 9, 2018 15 hours ago, kevinbrink said: I'm still shopping for "values" while I get my feet wet with Armangac and this seemed to be a pretty great deal at $80 based on reviews and a mention of the producer by Nancy. This is quite enjoyable looking forward to spending more time with it. Yeah, that's a great pour.....enjoy! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevinbrink Posted November 9, 2018 Share Posted November 9, 2018 32 minutes ago, WhiskeyBlender said: Yeah, that's a great pour.....enjoy! So far this it's my favorite of what I have tried Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigPapa Posted November 11, 2018 Share Posted November 11, 2018 I'm still shopping for "values" while I get my feet wet with Armangac and this seemed to be a pretty great deal at $80 based on reviews and a mention of the producer by Nancy. This is quite enjoyable looking forward to spending more time with it. Pretty dark. What’s the age of that 82 bottling? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevinbrink Posted November 11, 2018 Share Posted November 11, 2018 2 hours ago, BigPapa said: Pretty dark. What’s the age of that 82 bottling? 29 years 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoustonNit Posted November 11, 2018 Share Posted November 11, 2018 Needed a little Armagnac, this is really good 30 years old before things got crazy in Armagnac. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiskeyBlender Posted November 12, 2018 Share Posted November 12, 2018 23 hours ago, HoustonNit said: Needed a little Armagnac, this is really good 30 years old before things got crazy in Armagnac. Oh Hell yeah, that's one great pour! I'm actually headed back to France on Wednesday, and I'll be visiting Darroze again a week from Thursday. Whenever I'm over there, I stock up on Darroze bottles. Its fantastic juice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoustonNit Posted November 13, 2018 Share Posted November 13, 2018 Oh Hell yeah, that's one great pour! I'm actually headed back to France on Wednesday, and I'll be visiting Darroze again a week from Thursday. Whenever I'm over there, I stock up on Darroze bottles. Its fantastic juice. Yeah I’ve been trying to look for other bottling but I might need to change that when I go back. I also didn’t realize these came in higher proof offerings was thinking there only 40-43%. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EarthQuake Posted November 13, 2018 Share Posted November 13, 2018 4 hours ago, HoustonNit said: Yeah I’ve been trying to look for other bottling but I might need to change that when I go back. I also didn’t realize these came in higher proof offerings was thinking there only 40-43%. I think all the Darroze single vintages are barrel proof, but the blends are proofed down to 43% or so. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiskeyBlender Posted November 13, 2018 Share Posted November 13, 2018 10 hours ago, EarthQuake said: I think all the Darroze single vintages are barrel proof, but the blends are proofed down to 43% or so. You're absolutely right, @EarthQuake. Darroze usually has the producers take the eau de vie off the still somewhere around 52 to 53% ABV, which goes directly into the cask. My guess is that since @HoustonNit's Darroze bottle was 30 years old and had only fallen down to 48.6% alc., he housed it in the dry, upstair portion of his chai. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jshleffar Posted November 24, 2018 Share Posted November 24, 2018 Having some pellehaut 21 year that I've had for a year or so and never got around to opening, really really nice stuff. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevinbrink Posted December 21, 2018 Share Posted December 21, 2018 Added these two to the shelf 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiskeyBlender Posted December 22, 2018 Share Posted December 22, 2018 20 hours ago, kevinbrink said: Added these two to the shelf Very nice! I love Chateau de Briat, but I've never had the Domaine de Jean-Bon. Let us all know what you think of them! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevinbrink Posted December 23, 2018 Share Posted December 23, 2018 (edited) 8 hours ago, WhiskeyBlender said: Very nice! I love Chateau de Briat, but I've never had the Domaine de Jean-Bon. Let us all know what you think of them! I found a few reviews one by SKU for the this as well as a couple other vintages of the Domaine de Jean-Bon which lead me to think it was a safe-ish bet, the Briat I bought because it was only $55 so glad to hear I picked something worth buying! I'm taking care of a little health issue at the moment but looking forward to trying these when I get back into game shape. Thanks as always for your input! Edited December 23, 2018 by kevinbrink 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiskeyBlender Posted December 24, 2018 Share Posted December 24, 2018 On 12/22/2018 at 9:12 PM, kevinbrink said: I found a few reviews one by SKU for the this as well as a couple other vintages of the Domaine de Jean-Bon which lead me to think it was a safe-ish bet, the Briat I bought because it was only $55 so glad to hear I picked something worth buying! I'm taking care of a little health issue at the moment but looking forward to trying these when I get back into game shape. Thanks as always for your input! Oh no, I hope you're on the mend very soon! When you're feeling better, please let me know what you think about the Briat. Cheers, Nancy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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