Colour: Deep old gold
Nose: Ample and fine. Initially, malted barley, vanilla, dried fruit (grape, walnut), toffee, various spices (ginger, nutmeg) and iris concrete diffuse a particularly sunny light on the aromatic palette. . Allowed to breathe, a very subtle fruity rancio (apricot, mango, peach) and candied citrus fruits (lemon, grapefruit) highlight the fine influence of the sherry wine. Wonderfully saline, it lingers on with literally bewitching scents of peat, heady flowers (lily, broom) and aromatic plants (chamomile).
Palate: Lively and precise. The attack in the mouth immediately places the sherry at the heart of the tasting. Notes of coffee with milk and salted butter caramel. Then, a fine peat coats the lower part of the palate. On this earthy base are placed fresh fruits (pear, mirabelle plum), exotic fruits (pineapple, banana), cinnamon and curry. The aftertaste is unmistakably medicinal (balm, arnica), spiritual (incense) and finely woody (oak, wax).
Finish: Long and heady. Particularly spicy (Cayenne, Espelette), the start of the finish is of rare concentration. Its powdery character (rice) goes perfectly with the many spices (saffron, cardamom, white pepper) which gradually fill the ambient atmosphere. This nobility of expression is further accentuated by the presence of extremely suggestive chocolate and herbaceous flavors (tobacco, sage). In retro-olfaction, vanilla and almond milk refresh the taste buds. From the empty glass the smells of hot bread, burnt wood and star anise escape.
Profile: Gourmet and spicy.