Tirecul-la-Gravière Cuvée Madame. Monbazillac. 12.5% 1996 - (500ml) other spirits & liqueurs

Tirecul-la-Gravière Cuvée Madame. Monbazillac. 12.5% 1996 - (500ml) other spirits & liqueursThe vineyard is planted with a high percentage of Muscadelle (50%), along with Semillon (45%), and Sauvignon (5%). These grapes are picked grape by grape (as they develop the noble rot), not by bunch. The proprietors, Claudia and Bruno Bilancini, actually pass through the vineyard a minimum of four to five times a day. It is an understatement to say these are the greatest wines I have ever tasted from Monbazillac; in fact, they are among the greatest

A whisky of rare mellowness and distinctive character

Excellent finish

apple cake

starting with notes of strawberry and pineapple sweets that make the whole liqueurish

Gets a little woody

This bottle is from the 1980s and is housed in a shiny metal presentation tin

François Nony was amazed by the quality of fruit at harvest time

Additionally

but sooty and kind of smoky

and whet your appetite

Nose:Rather grassy

you can mix into one of the Captain’s favourite dark rum cocktails