Gordon & Macphail 2004 Caol Ila 13 Hermitage Wood Finish @ $150 (Normally $180!)
These Wine Finish releases from Gordon & MacPhail are proper treasures. Especially when it's the ashy-smoky goodness of Caol Ila paired with a big French red wine like the Hermitage.
Producers Tasting Notes
- Colour: Amber
- Smell: Complex and fruity: light peat smoke and dry cured meats mix with vanilla pod revealing cranberries, redcurrants and delicate orange blossom. A dried apricot and plum edge develops.
- Taste: Creamy, hints of liquorice and warming pepper transform into spicy oak notes. Chocolate, ripe raspberry, and blackcurrant transform with gentle beeswax undertones.
- Finish: Long, forest fruits mature into lingering peat smoke infused with charred oak and bonfire embers
Details
- Cask: First fill bourbon and refill American casks; Finished in Hermitage casks for 3 years
- Distilled: 09/12/2004
- Bottled: 13/03/2018
- ABV%: 45
- Vol: 700ml
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