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| HENRI BARDOUIN PASTIS Provence, France |
| Vintage Assessments Tasting Note |
Producer |
HENRI BARDOUIN |
| Bright pale yellow colour. Very intense, very spicy, sweet, intense, black licorice nose. Sweet, medium-full bodied, well structured, harmonious, mouth filling, rich, intense, very spicy, attractive, honeyed anise flavours with a long, lingering, lifted finish. Has 45% alcohol and 50 g/L residual sugar with lot number L17208 on the lower part of the glass bottle. Last appeared in Vintages (***/***+) on May 27, 2017 at $40.95 and was a Recommended Best Buy. |
CSPC |
951368 |
| Type |
Spirit - Liqueur |
| Agent |
Bel Vit |
| Country |
France |
| Region |
 |
| Rating |
***/***+(96 points)
Sweet, Black Licorice |
| LCBO Note |
Status |
Recommended by Vintage Assessments!
A Best Buy |
| Gold Medal winner at the 2017 International Wine & Spirit Competition. TASTING NOTE: Henri Bardouin was a pioneer in 1990 making a more complex and different pastis, the star anise based aperitif long loved in the south of France. His pastis is extraordinarily complex: multi-layered, multi-flavoured with about 65 different herbs and spices. Yes there's star anise and liquorice but also mugwort, cardamom, cloves, cinnamon, thyme, lemon verbena, St. John's wort, oregano, kidney vetch, angelica, grains of paradise, sage, rosemary, borage, black and white pepper and much more. Add about five parts water to one part pastis - it will turn cloudy, milky white. Aromatic, with a subtle interplay of spices, liquorice and herb flavours, it fascinates and intrigues - sure to bring out the poet in you. I will be chagrined if Vintages doesn't reorder once it's all gone from the stores. Score - 93 (Margaret Swaine, winealign.com, July 14, 2013) |
Price |
$ 42.95 |
| Bottle Size |
700 mL |
| Tasting Date |
vintages release - March 3, 2018 |
| Cases bought |
39 (6 bottles per case) |
Check LCBO Availability |
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Score:
- Not Presented * Below Average
*+ OK
** Good
**+ Excellent
*** Outstanding
***+ Exceptional
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