NOSE: Mellow spice, rich fruit, hints of sweet oak & caramel. PALATE : Mellow, ripened red berries, baking spices, light honey sweetness, black tea, butterscotch, oak, vanilla well balanced, rich. FINISH : Some butterscotch and vanilla become more pronounced with hints of cedar and some oak; soft, smooth & pleasantly long. Matured in new charred oak barrels for a minimum of 6 to 7 years.