Gianna Hidalgo
4.0
The aroma is robust and dry, laden with spice. Imagine Christmas cake alongside dried cherries and apples stewed in balsamic with a dusting of cinnamon, reminiscent of red wine (it feels like it was aged in both red wine and sherry barrels). A faint ethanol presence slightly detracts. The palate echoes those classic sherry characteristics, offering a rich, spicy texture with abundant red fruits, caramelized orange rind, and a more pronounced presence of the grain, vanilla, oak, and rye flour. The finish is dry and short-to-medium, with the grain emerging prominently in the aftertaste, presenting an intriguing mix of aniseed, grapefruit, coffee, and cocoa nibs.
