Michel Forgeron Hors d’Age 50%

Another one in Michel Forgeron’s range, this time with the Hors d’Age, made of 40-50 yo cognacs. 100% Ugni Blanc, 100% Grande Champagne. 50%. 

Colour: Orange, gold lights. Irregular heavy tears.

Nose: Rustic and exotic beginning. This nose is full of pine resin and exotic fruits. Strong wood influence is carried by a strong ABV (50%). Fruity scents of dried plums surrounded by strong honey wax notes. Great overripe melon scents melted to pine needle notes. Full of raisins in the background.

Mouth: Sweet texture, a tad oily in the aftertaste.

Nice exotic fruit aromas, mainly litchi and rhubarb yogurt. A tad of Barbados rum in its DNA. Very tobacco-y in the aftertaste. Nice spiced notes of cloves and nutmeg powder. It ends on licorice sweets and liquid vanilla. Stunning mouth length by the way.

Last Notes: Nice fruity Gamay wine notes with more air. A tad flowery jasmine and potpourri. Still very exotic on coconut powder and pink grapefruit juice. Hints of pear liquor too. You also get spicier and earthier notes of Sichuan pepper and dried bay leaves. Wee freshness of peppermint. Back on the palate, you get a nice mix of nougat and maracuja notes. Confirming nose perception, it’s spicier now, and you get great gingerbread and Cayenne pepper notes. It ends on overripe peaches and sandalwood notes.

Beautiful 40/50yo G.C. Well balanced with a lot of personality. Maybe a bit less wood influence could help this Michel Forgeron Hors d’Age to reach 90.