Borderies 1941-1991 Gemozac

A 50yo Borderies born during WWII. A relic preserved by a merchant (SVS, located in Gemozac, Bons Bois). Unkown ABV.

Colour: Orange, gold lights. Irregular medium tears.

Nose: Heavy woody rancio. Distinct floral notes. Wild sweat scents. Waxy, honeysuckle. Elegant and with a nice evolution through the tasting. 

Mouth: Extreme fruitiness, mango juice. Hints of black pepper notes. Rich texture. Not that thin regarding this age. You could have expected a bit more complexity, but that’s a solid one without any doubt. 

Last Notes: Warm spiced notes with air. Zan and ginger. Still great honeyed notes. Candied citruses shades. Vivid profile. Back on the palate, it’s a licorice bomb, enhanced by acidulous violet sweet notes. Stunning old cognac. Crazy old malt notes with air. Delicious dark tea notes. Umami shades too. Brynjar and Morten told me that it was even better when they opened the bottle in 2019. Is it peated? Too much oxidated?

Hard to score. But I’d probably go with something around 90. A tad too unbalanced for me, but unprecedented profile for my palate. 

Whole tasting session