a big, vital wine, mouth-filling and dense, with plenty of weight and volume, and deep flavors of earth, chocolate, blackberry and sweet currant. the cool '09 vintage has resulted in this version of cask 23 being lighter in alcohol and tighter than others like the 2008. it's not quite as fat or immediately accessible as those vintages, but it is very fine, and should reward at least 10 years in the cellar, although you can certainly drink it now after a few hours in the decanter.
Cask 23 Estate