For its age it has a wonderful dark amber color with a nose that hits you at first with cinnamon, followed up with caramel, oak, leather and hints of milder baking spices and cocoa. The palate is very dry but rich, with a mouthful of oak, cinnamon, caramel, pepper, brown sugar and a touch of dark chocolate. The finish is long and dry and oaky with lingering cinnamon while caramel and dark chocolate fade slowly.