Veuve Goudoulin 30yo 40%

And to start another Goudoulin here, this time with a 30yo BA blend (bottled in 2022).

Colour: Orange, gold lights. Medium regular tears.

Nose: Round citrus and vanilla notes at first. Nice zesty profile, mainly orange zest cake. A comfort-driven fruitiness with lingering apple-cake scents. Easy and clean nose, mixing warm spices (paprika, caraway) with pastry tones.

Palate: Caramel sweets at first. Round fruity notes echoing the nose. A tad of toffee in the aftertaste. Relevant tannin structure, but I clearly miss depth and mouth length here.

Last Notes: Full of nutty shades with air, especially pistachio and almond paste. Hints of heathery notes. Oak influence becomes heavier, expressed through coconut powder. It ends on orangette sweets and linseed oil.

A regular, easy Bas-Armagnac with no particular flaw, except a lack of funk and depth.