Nose: Classic sherry-cask notes of marmalade, black cherry and dark chocolate lead, before fresh red berries and rum-soaked dried fruits, emerge. Furniture polish, toasted oak and a hint of marzipan icing linger underneath.
Palate: Baking spices rush to the fore of the palate but are tempered well by blackcurrant compote, seedless raisins and Demerara sugar. Spiced apricot and orange chutney and drying cacao form in the backdrop.
Finish: A sumptuous and spicy finish clings on for an age, with just a touch of espresso.