Colheitas Pereira D’Oliveiras Malvazia Sweet (bottled 2016, 16yo) 2000 heidsieck delicate aromazest of red grapefruit

delicate aromazest of red grapefruit and lemon

Villalba observed that the used casks were well suited to the ageing of rum

pressed to French puncheons for 19 months maturation

dry and refreshing finish

Colheitas Pereira D’Oliveiras Malvazia Sweet (bottled 2016, 16yo) 2000 heidsieck delicate aromazest of red grapefruitAromatic interest is great here, with complex tea smells lifting out of caramelised date richness. There's a waft of herb and grilled bread, nuts and polished timbers all adding significant interest to the sweetness. The palate is rich and lush, perfectly balancing old concentrated pruney sweetness with fresher, grapier, perfumed and lifted sweetness, yet no heaviness or cloying. There's graceful earthiness in the sweetness and the acid outruns the