Remus Repeal Reserve Series IV (2020 Medley)

Neat. Neck pour. Butterscotch and cherry leap from the glass. Followed by some very nice sweet oak accompanied by some black pepper. Fantastic cinnamon and all spice. Really digging this nose. At first it just came across as sweet but really ramped up the dark notes as I spent more time with it. The oak is really dominating but not in a bad way. It’s a really good oak. I can’t recall an MGP with an oak note this yummy actually. Super creamy and oily, love the mouth feel. Lights up my tongue with brown sugar and cinnamon sweetness. Cherry really come through as well. That sweet oak is front and center again, just a great oak note. Butterscotch, more cherry. Then cherry again throughout the finish and legs. Mmmm yum. There is more fruit emerging as I sit with it, peaches and nectarines. Okay, this is fabulous. $85 and worth every cent. This blend is predominating the low rye MGP Mash and it just brings all these delicious fruit and dessert flavors with such a strong oak note. The oak note is so pronounced and creamy and sweet. I was just okay with Remus batch 2 and 3. I thought it was worth the extra $20-$40 to get a MGP 12 year Single Barrel. This I will buy again at $85. MGP may be figuring out how to release their own juice finally.