LONG POND 15 ans 2003 TECA

Nose : refined, complex. On the initial nose, notes of blood orange, chocolate, coffee, peony, elderberry and slightly burnt cane sugar rival each other in intensity. Allowed to breathe, it becomes jammy (rose), honeyed (heather), floral (violet) and vanilla. After this unctuous and rich interlude, the aromatic palette quickly becomes hot (Espelette), medicinal (tiger balm, camphor) and heady (tuberose, bougainvillea).

Palate : lively, rich. For its part very floral (iris butter, lavender, lilac), the attack is also mineral (manganese, schist) and velvety (peach skin, orange peel, apricot stone). The animal (leather, bresaola) mid-palate is also characterized by notes of red beetroot and pumpkin. Equipped with a mouth-watering bitterness and invigorating acidity, the end of the palate has imposing presence. Precious wood, blood orange and candied ginger coexist in complete harmony.

Overall : long, never-ending. The finish lingers with extreme smoothness and floods the end of the palate. With time, dark chocolate, cinnamon, turmeric, root ginger and sugarcane flavours softly envelop the entire palate. The very fruity (Mirabelle plum, apple, persimmon, quince) retronasal olfaction is resinous (thuja, cedar). The empty glass is animal (pot au feu), luscious (chervil, lovage) and floral.