“Singed black sesame, hazelnut, buckwheat, dried blood orange and walnut husk notes merge, starting dry but unfolding steadily to offer succulence and underlying sweetness as date, peanut brittle and salted caramel accents fill in through the finish. A fully mature wine, with ample energy and persistence, which makes this pretty special.”
A tawny to mahogany hue. An opulent, intense and hedonistic nose of Cuban tobacco, dried herbs, black tea, cinnamon, spice and raisins. Freshly roasted coffee beans too. Incense, cloves, camphor & plenty of woodsmoke. This is more concentrated and focussed than the very good 1975 which we tasted side-by-side. Smoky notes on the palate too. A succulent, velvety texture. Wonderfully opulent sweetness on the mid-palate followed by the clean refreshing cut of lively acidity giving a vibrant, racy and clean finish with plenty of ‘zing’ ! There’s a silky-smooth end palate with a lip smacking ‘estery’ character too. Layered and complex. Very long. Delicious stuff.
“Orangey tawny colour. A little more lifted and citrusy than their 50 Year Old Tawny. Also barley sugar and alcohol-soaked raisins. Much more of an apricot bite and more obvious freshness here than on the 50 Year Old. Excellent balance while very sweet. Mouth-watering finish. (JH)”
