88 / 100
The long, warming finish sounds like the highlight, with dried fruit and oak spice carrying through alongside dark chocolate. That walnut bitterness gives the sweet sherry notes a useful counterpoint, so the richness does not sound one-note.
Reviewed by redkite lantern
- Nose
- Rich dried fruits, Dark chocolate, Christmas cake, Fragrant oak spices, Orange zest, Subtle vanilla undertones
- Palate
- Raisins, Figs, Cinnamon, Cloves, Dark chocolate, Roasted nuts, Leather, Tobacco
- Finish
- Long and warming, Lingering dried fruits, Oak spices, Dark chocolate, Walnut bitterness, Sweet sherry notes