Panil Barriquée (Sour)

Thanks to akevitt for sharing. Dark reddish brown pour with a sour nose balanced by the oak aging. Sour body with hints of tobacco, dark cherries and grapes and an oak character.

Pours dishwater brown w/ a golden tinge. A medium sized spattered froth emerges and slowly recedes. Good residual lacing w/ a lasting creamy ring. Aromas of cave sulpher w/ a mellow souring. Medium nectar w/ ample yet mellow residual effers that turn creamy on the palate. Dry as a bone but not offensive. Defined souring w/ balanced acidity. Nuances of tart grapefruit rind, cherry, cassis, wild apple, vanilla, cedar, and sodium. This stuff is remarkable in balance. The finish is slighty parched but only for a minute leaving a moderate tartness to think about taking another sip. This brew rocks. Highly recommended.

A 750 ml bottle shared by akevitt, pours a clear and deep reddish brown brew with a quick dissipating beige head with good lacing. Aroma of strong dark bing cherries, tobacco, sour dark pitted fruits, and some dark grapes. Taste is medium bodied, well carbonated with a good cherry and grape sour flavor. Finish is very tart, with a sweet dark fruit and wood aftertaste.

[2005 Bottle. Enjoyed July 2007] Pours a swirl of orange and brown with a small white froth on top. Aroma of nailpolish and berries. Body is very light and airy... nice fizz without being bubbly. Perfect amount of sour in the flavor... just enough to make you pucker but not too much so that its crass. Excellent balance in a style that packs a punch!

Cracked in celebration of my 1 year RB anniversary! 2005 bottle - Nice cherry-red color pour with a medium head. Aroma is of sour fruits - cherry, apple, grape. Lots of oak and earthy notes detectable. Flavor was a pleasant sticky-sour - mostly cherry and oak, but some earth, grape, and wine thrown in there. Nice flavor with an impressive mouthfeel. Really nice - I’m definitely gonna age a few. Not quite Supplication though.

2006 Vintage. Dead flat. Vigorous pour yields about 6 big bubbles floating atop a deep red, almost brown liquid. Big oaky aroma, hints of sour cherries. BigHuge oaky flavor, as it warms it starts showing signs of a bone dry red wine. I really wanted to like a lot more than I did, but can I please just have maybe a hint of carbonation? Now I’m just kinda pissed I didn’t cellar this for a year or two.

750mL bottle (2005). First off, this is one of my favorite brews, and probably the most drinkable and not overly sweet or sour of the true Flemish sours. Pours a translucent blood-orange hue with a very nice off-white head and great lacing. Aroma is of red wine vinegar, sour cherries, oak, and a fruity sweetness that is not over the top. Flavor is quite tart, with sour cherries, lactic acid, and oak. This is a great brew.

75cl bottle. Big bubbels, cloudy. Honey aroma, slightly acid. Some fish taste, salty and flat taste.