91 / 100
This points to a notably rich style, with syrupy dried fruit and chocolate alongside oak spice. Earthier notes in the finish keep it from reading as simply sweet. It sounds weighty rather than light, which is a clear part of its appeal.
Reviewed by birchkoi
- Nose
- Rich dried fruits, Dark chocolate, Orange peel, Warming sweet spice, Caramelized peaches, Brown sugar, Airy fruit and citrus, Tinned peaches in syrup
- Palate
- Full and rounded, Raisin, Toffee, Cocoa, Oak spice, Thick, syrupy, Sweet dried raisins, Spicy leather, Dry apple cobbler, Caramel, Wood
- Finish
- Long, Warming, Gently spiced, Lingering fruit and oak, Mulched earth, Tobacco smoke and fruitcake, Chocolate mousse, Orange rind