58,4°
Distillery : Bruichladdich - Islay
French Mourvedre, French Sauternes and Austrian Sweet Wine Casks, Amarone Finish
Original Bottling
Travel Retail Edition
Single Malt
Bottled in 2017
Unchillfiltered, Uncoloured, Cask Strength
Peated around 167 ppm
The 2nd version of the 8th batch in the Octomore series, intended for the travel trade, was aged for six years in Sauternes, Mourvedre and Austrian sweet wine casks, then finished for two years in Amarone casks, an Italian red wine. It was made entirely on Islay, from harvesting to bottling. The edition is limited to 36,000 bottles.
Let's Taste It :
Heavy and pungent wine, this must be the influence of Amarone or Mourvedre. The wood and wine influences mingle, then it evolves towards red fruits, raspberry and blackcurrant, tempered by a bit of iodine, and the peat finally rises. Slightly smoky and charcoal-like, earthy, it marries very well with the heady hints of sweet wine. Red plum skin, damson, muscat grape. Metallic hints, iron filings. This red wine is almost sickening. Fermented fruits. On the palate, tannins, heather earth, blackberries crushed by the sun, blueberries, then some spices, but light, coarse salt, nutmeg. Finally, the Sauternes comes through, but only slightly, white fruits marinated in sugar, gooseberries and mirabelles. Very long finish, but not very strong, on varnished wood and chocolate, fig jam, some orchard fruits.
In Short,
Once again, a prodigious feat has been achieved, with multiple maturation that is nonetheless perfectly balanced. The peat is not at all intrusive, although the red wine casks are a little. For me, a lover of Bordeaux and Sauternes, this is fine, but it may be too much for others. The price is obviously a deterrent.
Score : 91
To Be Listened While Sipping :
Einstürzende Neubauten - Die Befindlichkeit Des Landes
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