Taster

Nose: Clean, with layered tropical fruit. Eucalyptus, red fruit, vanilla. Oak. Good weight and breadth.

Palate: Oily, fruity and juicy. Almost Irish. Firm with obvious oaken structure but sufficient sweetness (cocoa, liquorice, vanilla) to carry.

Finish: Lightly gripping.

Comment: Images of a weatherbeaten oak. Mature, but sweet-hearted.

Score: 8.3

Taster

Nose: Oaky. Beeswax. Cooked apples. Crème brûlée. Raw bread dough. Peat in the back.

Palate: Sweet at start but spices put taste buds on fire. Passion fruit. Oak gradually takes over.

Finish: Dry, dusty, spicy, slightly astringent.

Comment: The creamy notes on the nose suggest more sweetness on the palate. Oak speaks up.

Score: 7.8