Valinch & Mallet Mannochmore 2008 14 Year Old 52.1% AB 700ml
The colour, a light amber, is very reminiscent of honey.
On the nose we are greeted by a rich salad of white-fleshed fruit, apple and pear above all, with an interesting diversions to the tropics given by pineapple in syrup. A background floral effluvium, a touch of spice (cinnamon), shortbread, vanilla and citron peel (which avoids dangerous glycaemic drifts) outline an appealing profile.
We do not have time to detect a hint of malt just hinted at when a more distinctly creamy dimension looms on the horizon materialising on the palate after a barely peppery opening: toffee, custard, eggnog, vanilla and more malt. Just enough time to get used to the creams that the white-fleshed fruit returns, with an addition of pineapple with Grand Marnier.
The finish, of medium persistence, is still very creamy with incursions of apple and pear in spirit this time.
The colour, a light amber, is very reminiscent of honey.
On the nose we are greeted by a rich salad of white-fleshed fruit, apple and pear above all, with an interesting diversions to the tropics given by pineapple in syrup. A background floral effluvium, a touch of spice (cinnamon), shortbread, vanilla and citron peel (which avoids dangerous glycaemic drifts) outline an appealing profile.
We do not have time to detect a hint of malt just hinted at when a more distinctly creamy dimension looms on the horizon materialising on the palate after a barely peppery opening: toffee, custard, eggnog, vanilla and more malt. Just enough time to get used to the creams that the white-fleshed fruit returns, with an addition of pineapple with Grand Marnier.
The finish, of medium persistence, is still very creamy with incursions of apple and pear in spirit this time.