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WP Lluidas Vale The Duchess 12 Year Old.
Product Code:
PFW12390
Availability:
Part of a Private Collection.*
Country:
Jamaica.
DISTILLERY:
Worthy Park.
BOTTLER:
The Duchess.
BOTTLED:
2018
BOTTLES FILLED:
268
ABV:
57.9%
SIZE:
70cl
£150.00
COLOUR: gold.
NOSE: gentler, less extreme than that Hampden, more complex as well, with some smoky earthiness, no acetone this time, rather a feeling of smoked banana cake, cigar ashes, a mild oliveness, and whiffs of camphor an eucalyptus wood. With water: the varnish comes out, together with more very lovely earthy tones and fermenting tropical fruits. A combo that always works very perfectly.
MOUTH (neat): very unusual this time, with notes of grappa and marc de Bourgogne at first (not égrappé/destemmed), and only then cane, olives, and lemon, then liquorice and a touch of tar.
WITH WATER: really, marc. And then, indeed, olives and tarry liquorice. Some sides remind me of that crazy thing that Silver Seal did, called Grhum. Which is grappa finished in ex-rum wood.
FINISH: rather long, funnily grape-y, and then appropriately olive-y.
COMMENTS: totally up my alley – and indeed it’s fun. One to poor blind – not saying it’s a real eye-opener though (ooh that was utterly lame, S.!)
TASTING NOTES: SERGE VALENTIN (88)
This product is being sold on behalf of a private client. As such no vat can be claimed back.
COLOUR: gold.
NOSE: gentler, less extreme than that Hampden, more complex as well, with some smoky earthiness, no acetone this time, rather a feeling of smoked banana cake, cigar ashes, a mild oliveness, and whiffs of camphor an eucalyptus wood. With water: the varnish comes out, together with more very lovely earthy tones and fermenting tropical fruits. A combo that always works very perfectly.
MOUTH (neat): very unusual this time, with notes of grappa and marc de Bourgogne at first (not égrappé/destemmed), and only then cane, olives, and lemon, then liquorice and a touch of tar.
WITH WATER: really, marc. And then, indeed, olives and tarry liquorice. Some sides remind me of that crazy thing that Silver Seal did, called Grhum. Which is grappa finished in ex-rum wood.
FINISH: rather long, funnily grape-y, and then appropriately olive-y.
COMMENTS: totally up my alley – and indeed it’s fun. One to poor blind – not saying it’s a real eye-opener though (ooh that was utterly lame, S.!)
TASTING NOTES: SERGE VALENTIN (88)
This product is being sold on behalf of a private client. As such no vat can be claimed back.
All our wines are stored in our importers bonded warehouse, which have the optimum environment for fine wine storage, by carefully regulating temperature, humidity and other microclimatic factors.
As such, please allow between 7 and 10 days for your delivery to arrive.
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