"Bouquet offers aromas of salty brine, fennel and green peppercorn; in time, a dried-sage aroma takes command, with assistance from burnt match and metallic notes of lead, rust, nickel. Palate entry is vegetal-herbal, but semisweet and oily; the midpalate is sweet, buttery, fatty and intensely peppery." —P.P., Wine Enthusiast Magazine "Clear with a nickel gray cast. Aromas of sweet pickle relish, frosting, and spicy sauerkraut on pumpernickel raisin bread. Soft and supple with a dryish medium body. Mossy stone, talc, and honey, peppercorn notes waft throughout the warming finish. Tasty and different." —Beverage Testing Institute