Creamy and chocolaty with notes of dark cherries and mulberries as well as sweet licorice, caramel and dried flowers. Full-bodied with velvety tannins and succulent fruit. Juicy acidity and a lingering finish. Drink or hold.
The Balvenie French Oak 16 Year Old is a vibrant Single Malt Scotch Whisky finished in casks that previously held wine from the French Charentes vineyards. Maturation in American oak casks brings an abundance of vanilla spice and warm honey notes. After 16 years it is finished in Pineau casks to bring energizing grapefruit, geranium, glazed fruit and ginger.
Nose: Beautifully balanced light floral notes from lotus and geranium flowers dance between hints of fresh meadow grass and peeled apple skin.Taste: An energizing zing from tangy lemon rind and grapefruit meet the delicate subtle sweetness of glazed fruits and spice from root ginger.Finish: Refreshingly concise.
The 2021 Barbera d'Alba is a joyous wine. Rich, supple and explosive, the 2021 offers up tons of jammy red/purplish fruit, lavender, spice, menthol and mocha. The purity of the fruit here is just remarkable. The 2021 was done entirely in cement. It's a...
Powerful and concentrated, featuring blackberry, plum, fruitcake and iron flavors. Exuberant and resonant on the long, iron- and spice-tinged finish. Think salumi and cheeses.