Wine Enthusiast
Opening aroma is smoked, waxy, nutty and intensely grainy; aeration adds a buttery succulence and a fruity ripeness. Entry is toffee-like, grainy sweet and honeyed; the midpalate stage is all butter, cream, smoked trout, roasted nuts, bacon fat, bacon rind and spice. Delightful finish is potent, grainy and honeyed.
Beverage Testing Institute
Deep amber color. Butter roasted nut, cocoa powder and toast aromas follow through on a soft, silky entry to a dry-yet-fruity medium-full body of with lovely notes of dark toffee and brown spices. Finishes with a lingering, chocolate malt, peppery spice, and wet stone fade. Very nice, delicate and flavorful.
