Nose: Sweet, vanilla, bright, powdery. A bit of sweet mint as you sit on it. Palate: Sweet and soft right off the bat, starts to get a bit prickly on the sides of the tongue, then explodes into rye spice and prickly black pepper Finish: The black pepper fades back into a thick, bitter rye spice and settles into flat, heavy tannins and touch of rye sweetness