Neck Pour: just opened Nose: dark fruits, honey, ripe apple - i like this aspect the most. Taste: thinner than I expected but reasonable for the 46% ABV. Oak and malt with a definite sherry influence/ essence, good amount of vegetal pepper. Finish: astringent on the sides of the mouth, dark fruit lingers for a few a minutes. Value: was excited for this but am a little disappointed, hopefully it opens up a bit as the bottle goes down. P.S. 2 months later, 1/2 a bottle down, and this has improved immensely. Numerically only popped up 0.75 points on this site, but the early vegetal note has completely fallen away, and a solid oak and sherry note are taking the lead with a cinnamon apple flourish. Going to buy 1, possibly 2, backup bottle(s) at this price. 5.0 - go out and buy all of the stock you can find. 4.0 - must buy at least one bottle before you die. 3.0 - solid, must try at a bar, or mooch from a friend. 2.0 - didn't like it, you may. 1.0 - you may have the palate of my dog, and he licks his own ass.