Description
Initial nosing revealed bags of dates, dark fruit chutneys, big earthy notes, toasted walnuts and pipe tobaccos. We also detected cocoa nibs and game broth – a superbly umami and rich style of sherry. Letting it breathe, we then found buttered brown toast, dark chocolate sauce with a hint of sea salt and pickled walnuts. On the palate it was powerful and spicy, with some dense, sticky sherry notes such as old VORS cream sherry. Its earthy and gamey qualities re-emerged, along with clove-studded oranges, leaf mulch and classical, deep rancio notes.