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| ‘BELLE DE BRILLET’ ‘Poire Williams au Cognac’ |
| Vintage Assessments Tasting Note |
Producer |
J.R. Brillet |
| This blend of pear eau-de-vie and Cognac has a very light golden amber colour. The bouquet and taste is intense and quite delicious. Sweet, rich, freshly-baked, warm apple-pear flavours which are studded with sweet raisins. It takes 9 kilos of pears to produce a single bottle! |
CSPC |
705673 |
| Type |
Spirit - Liqueur |
| Agent |
Aut Win |
| Country |
France |
| Region |
 |
| Rating |
**+
Sweet Pear |
| LCBO Note |
Status |
Recommended by Vintage Assessments! |
| A blend of pear eau-de-vie and fine Cognac, each bottle requires approximately 20 pounds (9.1 kg) of pears to create. Tasting note: 2000 Liqueur of the year … A simply terrific bouquet; the palate entry is soft, mature and reserved – the mid-palate stage shows off the extra ripe pear fruit by the truckload as the texture turns borderline syrupy but retains enough acidity to keep it from going too thick; the finish is sweet, sinewy and offers just a glimpse of the cognac component in the throat; all in all, a superbly crafted liqueur that’s harmonious and remarkably focused; Bravo! Score – HHHHH (out of 5). (F. Paul Pacult and Sue Woodley, The Spirit Journal’s Fourth Annual Awards of Excellence, Jan./Feb. 2000) |
Price |
$ 49.95 |
| Bottle Size |
750 mL |
| Tasting Date |
vintages release - April 5, 2003 |
| Cases bought |
78 (6 bottles per case) |
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Score:
- Not Presented * Below Average
*+ OK
** Good
**+ Excellent
*** Outstanding
***+ Exceptional
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