A .de Vacqueur Bons Bois Lot 67 52,4%

You’ve probably heard about that one with TTG bottling. They brought a cask sample for the Cognac Festival, giving me a chance to taste it again (and finally review it). 

Colour: Dark amber with orange lights. Irregular heavy tears.

Nose: Massive rancio at first. Exotic fruits: papaya, passion fruit. Slight musky tones. Heady citrus, mainly on orange zest infusion and yuzu liqueur. Rustic background shades. A few malted notes on blonde beer and muesli.

Palate: Oily texture. Great acidulous shades: melon jam, cola sweets. Extreme vegetal freshness on freshly cut grass and eucalyptus. Not the first old Bons Bois to lean this way. Slight imprecision in the length, but a truly funky palate. Powerful earthy notes (clay),  a bit like eating the court at Nadal’s prime.

Last Notes: Lingering grassy tones. Earthy/yuzu shades. Intense black tea. Vine peach. Rare level of funkiness. Back on the palate: a surprisingly high acetate level for a Bons Bois. Ends on marijuana and freshly cut thuya (never smoked, never eaten).

Many imperfections, but a very high funk factor, making it hard to score. Technically around 85, emotionally closer to 90.