I had big hopes for this bottle. Perhaps I built it up too much. The nose has sweet floral vanilla, cinnamon heart candy, brown sugar, deep baking spices and something vegetable or grassy. The palate has something a little sour or tannic, then some spice, pepper and relaxes into a bit of caramel and citrus. The finish for me is nicely drying and fairly sweet. A slight bitterness hangs around too. In the end, I think I prefer their regular expression. Nowhere near as complex but $17 instead of $85!