84 / 100
The Palo Cortado cask is a useful point of interest, and the notes sound lively: dried fruit and orange meet bitter coffee and dark chocolate. I like that contrast, though the drying, tannic side sounds quite firm.
Reviewed by quiet_atlas
- Nose
- Sweet, meaty sherry, dried fruit, earthy notes, smoked meats, licorice, raisin-infused chocolate, herbs, autumn leaves, and mint., Ripe orange notes emerge with time in the glass.
- Palate
- Blood orange, leather, dried fruit, tobacco, smoked meat, and bitter earthy notes., Dried fruit contrasts with coffee grounds; the palate is dry and tannic, with bitter coffee and dark chocolate toward the end.
- Finish
- Long and drying, with bitter espresso, tobacco, and oak.