Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
A deep red Perry with aroma of pear jam and maple. In mouth, a silky pear purée with light maple, alcohol warmth, very nice and smooth. Bottle at Festibière du Suroit 2016.
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Corked bottle; vintage 2012, 9.5% ABV
Amber color. This is like drinking a candy, sweet, syrupy, moderately sour, very fruity, not the most complex, but very deep, luscious, lovely.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Bottle - Cooked apple. Clear gold. Nice peppery pear sweetness with a long syrupy finish. Swwet, rich and well done.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
200mL bottle, pours a clear bright golden with no head. Aroma brings out baked pears, toffee and caramel. Flavour is along the same lines, with toffee, baked pears, brown sugar and caramel. Immensely complex and desert-like, with no acidity whatsoever. An elegant treat.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 9
At Matt’s place. 2013 vintage. Very sweet aroma with smell and taste of baked pears and caramel. Excellent.
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9
Corked bottle, as Domaine des Salamandres Poiré de Glace Cuveé Controverseé, vintage 2013
Amber color. Wonderful aroma of caramelized pineapple pie. Sweet, thick and luscious; the acidity is a bit too moderate, it has interesting notes of caramelized sugars, fruit cake; very nice, not as complex as the best ones but still excellent.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Bottle - Vintage 2013 - Cooked sweet fruit and a touch of tropical fruit. Clear gold. Sweet and fruity, light pear and a long sweet finish. The lack of acidity makes this great to drink without food.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
2013 vintage. 200mL bottle, pours a hazy golden with no head. Aroma brings out toffee, caramel, and baked pears. Flavour is quite soft, with notes of stewed pears, caramel, and toffee. Medium sweetness, with only a touch of alcohol burn. Complex and vanilla-y on the finish. No acidity. Excellent.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9
Bouteille 200ml. Couleur orangée claire translucide, huileuse. Arôme de poire, sucre d’érable, alcool, tarte aux poires caramélisées. Goût de poire, sucré, alcool, touche d’érable, caramel. Aucune carbonatation, corps dense, collante.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Bottle at 7K/5K. Pours amber. Nose/taste of pear, caramel, smoky frozen apple and brown sugar. Full bodied.