I absolutely love this style, the very full body, the way the nose toys
with you, giving you a hint of the pleasure that your taste buds are
about to experience, then the way the intensity of the flavour builds
and builds on the mid palate and explodes into a long and glorious
finish, leaving you wishing that the bottle would never end.. Hmmm...
The nose had peach and floral notes (rosewater) and a tiny hint of an
oxidative sherry style, and this was followed on the palate by more
stone fruit (peach and apricot) plus lemony citrus notes, and again this
slight nutty, oxidative sherry taste, which I love. I'm pretty sure
that this is a deliberate style, and I guess you either love it or you
hate it. There was also some very beautifully-integrated oak, and some
very well-balanced acidity, and all of these things combined to make a
truly splendid wine. I feel that this wine would also keep for a good
few years yet, there seems to be plenty of evolving flavours there, and
good acidity to prop it up (01/10)
