Ripe pear and sweet fruit on the nose. Floral elements come out the longer its in the glass. Palate is sharp - - not from the alcohol, but a crispness of flavor. There are no rough edges to the palate but there is an aspect to the flavor that I think might be solved by a few more years in the barrel. Oak enters on the front and is supplanted by a growth of pepper on the back palate, especially on the sides of the tongue before fizzling out in the finish, which has a dash of vanilla and light floral again. Somehow pleasing despite being disjointed.