Wine Enthusiast
The complex bouquet features scents of holiday spice, vanilla bean, marzipan, candied almond, honey, old sweet oak, and dark toffee. The palate entry is fruity and spirity warm; the midpalate includes tastes of honey, orange peel, baked pear, cinnamon, vanilla, cocoa, and rancio. Finishes as elegantly and assertively as it began.
Beverage Testing Institute
Deep amber hue. A delicate, even entry leads to somewhat watery medium-bodied palate with dry caramel and nut flavors. Finishes with a tongue-tingling spice cake-like fade. A reserved, mellow style of well-aged Cognac.
