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Benromach Contrasts: Côte-Rôtie Cask
Benromach 's innovative Contrasts series has a new member: a 12 Year Old single malt matured in first-fill bourbon casks before 26 months finishing in Côte-Rôtie wine casks . Wine casks are always popular, says the distillery team, but they're generally not our favourites.Côte-Rôtie brings us to the terraces of the Northern Rhône, just south of Lyon, where Syrah grapes are common, sometimes co-planted and co-fermented with a little white Viognier. Benromach Contrasts: Wine Finish 12 yo 2014 (46%, OB 2026, Côte-Rôtie Cask finish) Nose: not bad really. Lots of red berry aromas, some strawberry jam, blackberries and pomegrenate. Light peat sits underneath, along with black peppercorns and some sour herbal notes, hibiscus and orange peels. Then also rounder vanilla, a little caramel and cocoa. There's a very light sangria-character to it, but not at all unpleasant. Mouth: at first the peat stands out more, but the wine is louder as well. Dark forest fruits again, with damsons and blo
by Ruben1 viewbenromach201446contrastscote-rotiespeyside - news
2x Clynelish: Càrn Mòr / Adelphi
A review of two young Clynelish, one bottled by Càrn Mòr, the other by Adelphi.
by Thijs Klaverstijn2 viewsreviewsclynelishhighlandsscotland11yo2011 - news
Hogshead: Aultmore, Glentauchers, Speyside…
We've tried a large range of bottlings from Hogshead Imports (or rather Hogshead Indie) in the past two years or so. Some have been really good, but other were sometimes marred by weird cask choices. Today we're trying a couple of older releases, mostly from refill casks.
by Ruben2 viewsundisclosedaultmoreglentauchersspeyside20092010 - news
Caol Ila / Bowmore (Douglas Laing Old Particular)
There appears to be a subset of the Old Particular range from Douglas Laing, called The Islay Collection . It celebrates the smoky reputation of the island. Especially in The Netherlands they've made quite a bit of noise about it.Douglas Laing started this series with three finished whiskies (2x port and 1x tequila). If it's really a celebration of the classic Islay character, then why not showcase it in a natural state?
by Ruben2 viewsbowmorecaol-ila2014douglas-laingislayold-particular - news
GlenAllachie 2014 – The Sinteis Series Part III (2026)
A review of the GlenAllachie 2014 – The Sinteis Series Part III, matured in French virgin oak and ex-Oloroso sherry casks.
by Thijs Klaverstijn5 viewsreviewsglenallachiescotlandspeyside11yo2014 - news
Tasting notes
A fortnight of travel related wine consumption. . . I’ve been like this cliff top echidna, enjoying the sights while using my nose to look for treasure. . . Riesling. Light and bright. Parish Vineyard Riesling 2023 (Coal River, Tasmania) - v. sharp wine, with a slightly unexpected fruit profile - tangarine and pink grapefruit in the mouth. Grippy and rewarding. The Kühling-Gillot Qvinterra Troken 2023 (Mosel) also excellent. Tight and sappy, all the usual suspects - slate and mineral in the mouth, a terpene nose, hardness with a trace of sweetness in the mouth . A pair of complex (and costly) chardonnay. As much as I love Chardonnay, budgetary constraints and poor access, have lead to a years (5) long hiatus between sips of Giaconda. Still - the Giaconda Chardonnay 2016 feels like an old friend. Familiar, idiosyncratic, seemingly unchanged. Terrific nose - smouldering and complex, at times a hint of toffee. Amazing acid structure and text
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