- Nose
- Rich aromas of dark fruit (cherries, plums, figs, grapes), caramel, vanilla, brown sugar, toasted oak, citrus (orange), and baking spices. Hints of white chocolate, macadamia nuts, and sometimes a slight ethanol.
- Palate
- Full-bodied and complex with notes of vanilla, cacao chocolate, dark fruits (figs, blueberries, black cherry, plum), sweet sherry, baking spices (cinnamon, clove), white grape juice, tobacco leaf, and well-rounded oak. Can be sweet, peppery, and sometimes drying.
- Finish
- Medium to long and warming with lingering notes of dried fruit, spice, subtle wine influence, tobacco leaf, oak, butterscotch, and cocoa powder dryness. Can be dry and tannic.