96 Tastings.com (Beverage Testing Institute)

Medium copper color. Aromas and flavors of dried cherries, dark chocolate covered blood orange, barrel aged Maduro tobacco, and baking spices on walnuts and pecans hinting at rancio with a round, vibrant, dry medium-to-full body and a complex, medium-length finish displaying elements of black cherry and fig, dried plum and currants with dark tobacco, cocoa and baking spices, and vanilla and caramel sauce on key lime pie with walnuts. Dark red fruit, spiced nuts, and lush vanilla barrel tones; a beautiful benchmark of an XO Cognac.