François Voyer Collection Personnelle N°7 45,3%

FRANÇOIS VOYER COLLECTION PERSONNELLE N°7 45,3%

From Verrieres with Love

If you follow crazy Norwegians’ tasting sessions, you may have heard about this venerable blend, consisting of: 25% 1920 / 20% 1928 / 25% 1930 /29% 1946. Yep…

Colour: Dark amber, orange lights. Regular heavy tears. 

Nose: Licorice bomb at first! Humpa Lumpa! Bang! WTF! Bright acidulous shades, but some kind of acidulous impressions that I never get before. Incredible perfume. Bright, floral, heady. Perfect earthy/citrus mix, a bit like cedar/kumquat or Terre d’Hermes perfume. Constant evolution. Lovely honeyed shades. Ample quince notes, a bit like a « young » Château Climens (2016, for example). Precious wood scents too. Can’t wait to taste!

Mouth: Extra oily texture that carries a perfect acidulous wave. Violet, blackcurrant, coca. Heavy tea-ish notes, but very fresh, much more like a mint tea. Licorice again, but I’ve been spoiled by the nose! You find a nice bitterness in the aftertaste, something like a nonsensical mix of green asparagus and orange zest. Hints of tannins in the background too. 

Last Notes: Great ristretto scents. Full of orange liquor notes now. Extreme finesse. Floral bouquet, mainly on jasmine and rosewater. An eau-de-vie that seems a bit thin and fragile by the nose, whereas the palate shows some more structured accents. But what a palate again. Violet sweets, coca again. Passion fruit in the aftertaste. 

Awesome cognac. What can I add?  Nothing. Quintessence of a terroir and a great expression of master cellar work. Waiting for the best moment to release such a delicate and venerable eau-de-vie, blending everything at the right height, that’s something requiring haute horlogerie precision. Hats off, Mr Vaudon and his team (and his predecessors for sure)!

My very subjective note: 93/100

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