After 18yrs in ex-Bourbon barrels old ex-Oloroso Sherry Butts ex-Port Pipes & ex-Madeira Drums work their magic for a minimum of 6 months, creating a whiskey rich & warming with a lingering malty sweetness & notes of cinnamon baked apple & biscuit.
RP 92Pts.
This wine is ripe and chocolaty, with notes of cedar and cassis. It's medium to full-bodied and represents a pretty classic, velvety style. Consider it a 200-yard drive down the middle of the fairway and be happy to drink it.
James Suckling 97Pts.
You can feel the skins from the grapes, with an apple skin, pear & light pineapple character & texture. It’s full & layered with a sense of muscle & form. Creme caramel & flan notes. Snappy at the end. Give it 3 or 4 years
James Suckling 97Pts.
Green tinge to the yellow color. It’s ripe, with tropical fruit, sliced mangoes, peaches & pineapple, yet there’s a green apple note as well. Full-bodied & dense, with a creamy texture & a long & sophisticated finish. Shows energy &
Luminous, aromatic, & beautifully lifted. High-toned bouquet of red berry fruits is accented by floral notes of fresh rose petals. There is a crystalline, salty edge bracing the raspberry & bright tart cherry fruit. For all its concentration & intensity,
Deep gold color, hints of dried fruit & honey offset rich nutty aromas. Lush silky richness with an elegant slightly austere quality which is quite distinctive. Subtle dried fruit flavors underly, layers of caramel & nuts culminating in an endless finish.
WE 94Pts.
This is a beautiful Champagne, balancing minerality with citrus and white fruits. It has a freshness to it as well as a fine structure so the bottling could still age. Drink from 2023.
The nose reveals a beautiful intensity on lemon, citrus and flower notes. The mouth is bright and juicy with a slightly saline mineral finish. What a delight.
The Durand® is exceptionally effective in removing compromised & fragile corks, whole & intact, from older, valued wines. The Durand® has been repeatedly tested on the most challenging corks. It has performed consistently and flawlessly.
James Suckling 95Pts.
Flamboyant & flavorful with ripe strawberry, iodine, bark & thyme character. Medium- to full-bodied with medium round tannins that nicely texture the wine. It tightens up at the end to give it tension. Drinkable now, try after 2027.
