Taster

Nose: Delicate, nutty. Fresh hazelnuts. Honey. Nougat. Quite restrained. In time, some toffee comes through.

Palate: Velvety. Sweet. Some pastry-notes. Praline, almond cake. The palate, like the nose, keeps shy. More fruit at midpalate. Pears and apples. Then a more assertive spicy flavour wakes the tastebuds up. Black pepper.

Finish: Warm, dry and spicy.

Comment: Well balanced and well structured.

Score: 7.8

Taster

Nose: Bold and rich with masses of oily leather, sandalwood, spices frying in\rmelted butter, plump black fruits - black cherry and tayberry. Complex.

Palate: That ebullient fruitiness continues, this time opening into apricot, cling peaches (and custard) and a topical edge of passion fruit. The sweetness becomes more savoury in the centre as the oiliness picks up.

Finish: Long and spicy.

Comment: This is astoundingly complex for a 12yo. An instant classic.

Score: 9.1