Michel Couvreur Candid Malt (Peaty) 49% 700ml Size::6 Bottle Case On entry to the palate

On entry to the palate

La Magendia de Lapeyre is 100% Petit Manseng

Incorporating the use of new and used oak (an unusual form of elévage for Sauvignon Blanc)

A very fine Cognac and a superb XO for the money

delicate herbal notes with subtle creamy and briny complexity

Michel Couvreur Candid Malt (Peaty) 49% 700ml Size::6 Bottle Case On entry to the palateOn the nose there is an attack of vanilla caramel that one would not necessarily expect on PX. Then we go into a world already more standard to expectations. Sweet spices (cinnamon and ginger), dried fruits with grapes, nuts, some citrus peels. We find a malty and slightly grassy side, then we find a buttery tone. All this being perfectly surrounded by a present but subtle oily peat. A saline side also emerges. In the mouth we find the Christmas cake