- Nose
- A lot of wine notes, moist wood, grape must, hints of sour plums and strawberry. Classic Springbank character with old metal tools, engine workshops, light farmy notes, soot, smoked ham, nougat and tobacco. Complex, with earthy notes and wine. Dried apricots, salty/spicy notes, walnut, sweetness and acidity of sweet wines.
- Palate
- Sweet and sour notes, plums, red berries and grapes, mixed with butterscotch, leather and a pinch of salt. Orange peels, roasted nuts, coffee beans and chocolate. Tobacco leaves, sweet mustard, earthy undertone and dried herbs. Pineapple, walnut, dates, pumpernickel.
- Finish
- Not extremely long, with savoury/meaty hints, drying oak, salt, wet earth and sour fruit element. Walnut, coffee chocolate, dates.