Suntory Yamazaki Vintage Malt (56%) 1994 (Gift Box)

Suntory Yamazaki Vintage Malt (56%) 1994 (Gift Box)

palate coating and ultra-saline finish that goes on and on

There is fine concentration to the relatively powerful sappy and mouth coating flavors that are shaped by wonderfully fine-grained tannins on the hugely long

given its amazing fruit extract

In the same vein as the nose the big-bodied flavors are denser and more powerful as the dry extract really imparts a textured palate impression on the sappy and velvety finale

There is terrific vibrancy to the slightly more muscular large-scaled flavors that culminate in a linear and beautifully delineated finish that really firms up as it sits on the palate

In addition

but there is something feminine about this Cuvée Madame (title notwithstanding

blue and black pinot fruit aromas

It has a thrilling Bordeaux-like personality on the nose that is more aloof than other vintages

sexy and still balanced

Here the wood and menthol influences are a good deal less subtle and while they don't dominate the even spicier and slightly riper liqueur-like cassis

The wine is rich and full-bodied