Flavour profile is AI-assisted and still being refined.
Tasting
How it drinks
Sight
Pale gold with natural color; medium legs, non-chill filtered
Nose
Floral and spicy French oak character with fresh lemons and mineral/earthy notes. Sweet peach and sharp nectarine, marshmallow and candy floss developing. Sharp apple, damp grain, and a hint of sea breeze from the coastal Bannow Island terroir
Palate
Oily mouthfeel with spicy arrival — white pepper, ginger, cloves. Subtle tropical fruits and caramel sweetness. Caramel fudge and milk chocolate, lemons, then minerals, vanilla, green grapes, fresh grass mixed with hay
Finish
Dry and medium finish ending on syrupy sweetness. Minerals, white pepper, and caramel linger. The coastal terroir of Bannow Island expresses as a subtle maritime minerality
Tasting notes are AI-assisted and still being refined.
Maturation
The wood it came through
First-fill American oak
French oak
Vin Doux Naturel — Overture barley from Bannow Island
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