SinH4 (15499) reviewed Avalanche from Clos Saragnat 7 years ago
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 9
Bottle, many thanks JulienHuxley! Deep copper amber color with no head. Aroma is caramel, bratapfel, all apple goodness, cinnamon. Taste is bratapfel, caramel, baked stuff. Oily mouthfeel with low carbonation. Awesome and decadent!
anstei (3639) reviewed Avalanche from Clos Saragnat 7 years ago
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Bottle, courtesy of SinH4. Pours clear amber. Aroma is over caramelized, bratapfel, cinnamon, overdone. Body continues like that Lederapfel, too much caramel to be really enjoyable. Super intense, beyond the point of being balanced. Still a good beverage though.
fiulijn (28382) reviewed L'Original from Clos Saragnat 8 years ago
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9
Corked bottle, vintage 2011, 6 years old, 11% ABV
Deep dark amber color, a bit opaque. Aroma of ripe apples, Porto, suk spices, light vanilla, caramel in the making; a lot going on here. Sweet, thick, syrupy, with light acidity, strong raisin flavor more than apples, demerara sugar, light astringency in the end. One Ice Cider with low acidity.
This is rich and unique, delicious.
mcberko (47456) reviewed L'Original from Clos Saragnat 8 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 9
2011 vintage. 200mL bottle, pours a deep dark mahogany. Aroma brings out dark toffee, burnt caramel and caramelized sugar. Flavour is complex as hell, with dark dried fruits, caramel, and brown sugar. So deep and complex. Outstanding.
Oakes (33493) reviewed L'Original from Clos Saragnat 8 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
2011 bottle. Medium brown. Super rich toffeeish sugars, Again on the palate, super rich sugars, dark toffees. Goes sweet into the finish, too, but picks up some nice acidity in the finish.
Ferris (26026) reviewed Vlan, Des Poires! from Clos Saragnat 9 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle - Sulphur and funk. Cloudy gold with a small white head. Tart and funky apple up front and a pleasant effervescent finish. Not bad.
fiulijn (28382) reviewed Vlan, Des Poires! from Clos Saragnat 9 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Cloudy blond color, pale. Nice aroma, hint of pear, and some funky smell, something close to French farmhouse ciders. Highly carbonated, dry, lemony flavor with hints of pear. Astringent final.
Weird, very good.
mcberko (47456) reviewed Vlan, Des Poires! from Clos Saragnat 9 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
750mL bottle, pours a cloudy gold-tinted blonde with a small white head. Aroma brings out lots of citrus zest, some farmhouse funk and a touch of champagne yeast. Flavour is very funky, with tons of champagne yeast, dry apples, and funk. If this was brewed in BC, I'd be so proud. An aggressively carbonated, champagne-like cider. Really nice.
Oakes (33493) reviewed Vlan, Des Poires! from Clos Saragnat 9 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Cloudy and quite pale. Thin head. Has a fair bit of pedio on the nose. On the palate, light touch of sulphur, pear skin, and a bit of sweet pear notes, with a sort of dusty yeast note. Very effervescent, with light fruits. It’s actually pretty good once you get past that initial hit of pedio.
Oakes (33493) reviewed Avalanche from Clos Saragnat 9 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Amber-brown. Legs. Good acidity,bright apple, golden-brown sugars. Very drinkable, just a touch of spice.