Taste is a sweet mix of oak, vanilla, and brandy into slight cardamom, hints of earth, biscuit, slight grassy note into some white fruits, finishing fairly sweet. 4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20merc7186 (2409) - North Tonawanda, New York, USA - OCT 25, 2013