UPDATED: DEC 25, 2023 0,75l corked bottle, bottled in 2018, Pours cloudy rubby-orange-brown liquid, medium frothy tan head, fell down after a while, Aroma: nice candied fruity, cherry liquor, malty, wooden barrel, hints of nice funky barrel notes, Taste: medium to heavy sweet, medium bitter, light to medium sour, cherry liquor, caramel malty, candied fruits, lemon peel, wooden barrel notes, light funky barrel notes in the aftertaste, Palate: medium full body, soft carbonation, oily mouthfeel, long fruity, liquor, funky and brut aftertaste, Overall: very good, enjoyed very well, expected to be more sweet, the aging for 5 years made some work, was positively surprised by gentle funky wood notes in the aftertaste.

UPDATED: JUN 4, 2023 From a corked, caged 750 ml. bottle with a 2014 vintage date on the label. The pour is an attractive red-hued brown color with a tan head that disappears almost immediately. The aroma is oak, wood, slightly boozy with breaded malt, Graham cracker, and grape or light fruit aspects. Medium to full, smooth body. The flavor is oaked and fruity at the start but it evolves into a slight tart character. Low to no bitterness. I get the alcohol more in the taste.

UPDATED: DEC 27, 2022 2012 bottle. Pours a reddish amber color with aroma of dark fruit, red wine, and oak. Complex flavor with dark fruits, notable red wine, sweetness and tartness with a hint of oak. Really great beer!

UPDATED: DEC 22, 2022 From a 750 ml bottle, 2013 vintage. Pours a clear dark amber with a healthy off white head. Aromas are of mixed pit fruits . Flavors are sweet toffee. Has held up pretty well for nine years.

UPDATED: AUG 17, 2022 Bottle, 750 ml at my bday Grande Tasting. Surprisingly this was a gusher. Malty, some nuts, dark fruit, bit vinous. Moderate sweetness and tartness. Lively carbonation. Medium bodied.

UPDATED: DEC 31, 2021 Arôme de châtaignes, poivre. Apparence trouble. Goût amère, bien équilibré. Trouvé a Valenciennes, répartie en Bourgogne pour l'apprécie dignement.

UPDATED: DEC 27, 2021 2014 vintage Big bottle, Christmas Day and Boxing Day 2021. Pours a red brown and fairly clear. Aroma is Sherry, dark fruit, vineous, wood. Taste is super complex, layered, vineous, wood, slight tart, no sign of the hefty ABV, dark fruits, drinks light, very enjoyable, and dangerous.

UPDATED: NOV 18, 2021 Versie met een THT 2018, aangeschaft bij de Caigny. Donkerbruin helder bier met een aanvankelijk beige schuimkraag die snel verdwijnt. Ook het koolzuur is nauwelijks nog aanwezig. Geuren zijn van rood fruit (wijnachtig) en van het gebruikte vat. Het bier heeft een bijna stroperige textuur, waarin de fruitige- en houtsmaak goed tot hun recht komen.

UPDATED: JUL 26, 2021 Gekauft bei Belgoshop.de. Das Basisbräu ist das Bush de Noel Weihnachtsbier, das anschließend in Nuits St. Georges Burgunderfässern reift. Dunkelbraune Farbe, etwas trüb. Die Rotweinaromen kommen stark zur Geltung. Ganz viele Aromen im Mund, vor allem Trockenobst und Pflaumen, etwas süßlich und „klebrig“ im Geschmack. Eine tolle Balance zwischen Bier und Wein, ein echtes Highlight. Perfektes Bier für kalte Wintertage.

UPDATED: JUL 22, 2021 Reddish brown with a tan head. Aroma of fine French wine, sugar, darker fruit. Fuller bodied, moderate alcohol, warming, very pleasant albeit pricey. World class.